Marlet on the lookout for big European club

FULHAM striker Steve Marlet is hoping to secure a new loan deal with a big European club after his two-year spell at Marseille ended this week.

The 31-year-old France international was loaned to the French side in 2003 before seeing his time with the Mediterranean giants extended by one season last year. Marlet will now return to Fulham, who still hold his registration, but he does not expect his stay at Craven Cottage to be long.

Marlet has 23 caps for France but has not featured for Les Bleus since the arrival of current coach Raymond Domenech in July 2004.