Jol wants Pogrebnyak to commit to Cottage

Fulham manager Martin Jol wants Pavel Pogrebnyak to repay the faith he showed in the Russian forward by committing his future to the club.

The Russian was floundering at Stuttgart, with one goal in 18 games, before Jol took a gamble and signed the 28-year-old in January on a deal until the end of the season — a gamble paying big dividends for Jol.

“I went to Germany years ago to try to sign him but he went to Stuttgart. He didn’t have the best of times there but they have five strikers and if you are scoring then it’s fine but if you are not then you are out the next game and he knows that he will play for us,” Jol said about his new man.