Fulham wrapped up its' second signing of the summer on Wednesday as Bjorn Helge Riise put pen to paper on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee that brings him to Craven Cottage. The 26-year-old Norwegian international should give the Cottagers some depth in the midfield and talked on Fulham's official site about the exciting prospects of joining fellow countrymen Brede Hangeland and Erik Nevland at the club.

Riise is the younger brother of former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise. Bjorn Helge Riise spent the last five seasons playing in Norway for Lillestrom. It was rumoured back in 2003 that Riise was going to move to England to play with Cardiff but ultimately joined Standard Liege and then FC Brussels on loan for a season before moving to the aforementioned Lillestrom. He has 16 international caps for the Norwegian national team.During his time at Lillestrom, Riise appeared in 86 matches and scored 10 goals.

Truth be told, I do not know much about Riise's game. I know he does play in midfield and I was a fan of his brother. Whether he supplants anyone in the starting eleven remains to be seen. I would guess he is being brought in to add some depth in the middle of the park for Roy Hodgson.

Riise spoke on the Fulham official site about wanting to play for Roy Hodgson after the manager had a good amount of success in Scandanavia. Riise has always wanted a move to England and he finally gets his opportunity to shine in London for the Cottagers.

Next on the summer shopping list is Peter Crouch. The lanky hitman turned down a lucrative move to Sunderland on Monday stating he did not want to relocate from the south of England. That leaves the door open for Fulham and Tottenham to battle it out for his services.

While Fulham might be able to offer Crouch European football, Tottenham does feature Jermain Defoe and manager Harry Redknapp, two people which Crouch enjoyed his time with when at Portsmouth a couple of seasons ago.

It is assumed that both clubs will have their 12 million pound bids accepted by Portsmouth as many papers and websites have suggested. Thus, it will come down to personal terms. It is likely that Tottenham can give him a bit more money than Fulham can, but that is all just speculation on my part.

Overall, Crouch would be a great signing for Fulham. He is 28-years-old and still has a lot left in those lanky legs to help Fulham out in the goals department. It is believed that Crouch will make a decision on his future sometime in the next week or so.

I would love to see Crouch on board at Fulham. He could add a lot to the club. Joining Andy Johnson, Erik Nevland and Diomansy Kamara up front would give the Cottagers a nice rotation and depth at the striker position. If he does sign, I would think Johnson and Crouch would be the first choice partnership of Roy Hodgson. However, I am probably getting ahead of myself there making that statement.

What are your thoughts on Peter Crouch? Do you like his game? Would you be happy if he joined Fulham?