{"id":155255,"date":"2018-07-26T18:17:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T18:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/investment-and-attractive-project-the-key-to-signing-top-players-fulham-legend-luis-boa-morte-tells-talksport\/"},"modified":"2018-07-26T18:17:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T18:17:35","slug":"investment-and-attractive-project-the-key-to-signing-top-players-fulham-legend-luis-boa-morte-tells-talksport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/26\/investment-and-attractive-project-the-key-to-signing-top-players-fulham-legend-luis-boa-morte-tells-talksport\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Investment and attractive project the key to signing top players&#8217;, Fulham legend Luis Boa Morte tells talkSPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div wp_automatic_readability=\"68.955212049148\">\n<p class=\"article__content article__content--intro\">Luis Boa Morte has told talkSPORT he feels as though Fulham are attracting top players because they have coupled significant investment with an attractive playing style.<\/p>\n<p>The Cottagers clinched promotion to the Premier League by defeating Aston Villa in the Play-off Final back in May.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404373\" alt=\"Slavisa Jokanovic has got the Cottagers playing great football\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-962739582.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tSlavisa Jokanovic has got the Cottagers playing great football\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And they have wasted little time in strengthening their squad, <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/399076\/jean-michael-seri-african-xavi-fulham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stunning football fans everywhere by signing former Chelsea and Barcelona target Jean-Michael Seri.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the Fulham legend, who played 205 times for the west London outfit, believes it is a not a surprise when you consider what Slavisa Jokanovic\u2019s side have to offer potential new recruits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s the investment,\u201d he revealed on <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/jim-white-talksport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jim White Show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you have got to invest and when you go for a player you\u2019ve got to make sure you need him to sign even if there is other clubs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404375\" alt=\"Boa Morte captured the hearts of the west London faithful with his driving runs and commitment to the cause\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-51487031.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"678\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tBoa Morte captured the hearts of the west London faithful with his driving runs and commitment to the cause\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe know sometimes there could be a bit of speculation, definitely some times clubs are interesting and sometimes it\u2019s not the best proposal a player gets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think it\u2019s always good to sign top players with a bit of variety in terms of playing style and culture so that you have a good mix to the team, to the squad and you have a full season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not content with one major signing, Fulham also completed the signing of <a 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