Fulham feel they cannot afford to miss out on Premier League promotion otherwise they will lose their star players this summer.
Tom Cairney and Ryan Sessegnon – the wonderkid who will be eligible to sign his first professional contract when he turns 17 this week – are among those being chased by other clubs.
The west Londoners drew 1-1 in their Championship play-off semi final first leg at Craven Cottage on Saturday and travel to Reading tomorrow for the return leg.
‘It is very important that we go up because then we have a better chance of keeping our best players,’ said Fulham defender Ryan Fredericks.