Andrew Johnson sale is probably for the best

If he stays, he's not suddenly going to get 20 goals next season. He did that when he first came into the top flight with Palace but it was very different then.

He was an unknown quantity and defenders weren't used to his pace and movement. And about half of his strikes were penalties because he had one of those one-off campaigns when every time he went down, referees pointed to the spot.

And back then, he tended to score all of them because his confidence was soaring higher than one of his penalties against Metalist Kharkiv- but confidence is something he was sorely lacking last season.

Apart from in his first seven games for Everton, when he scored six goals, he hasn't looked like that same player since.

And in reality, Johnson is now more of a 10, 11, 12 goals a season player.

Which is useful when your team is trying to maintain a challenge to get into Europe. But let's face it, that kind of tally is absolutely essential to a side like Fulham whose main priority this year will again be retaining their Premier League status.

Basically, he will feel more wanted there - and that was another problem Johnson had at Everton.

As the club record signing he was the main man, the hero, the one leading the line.

But he had all those roles stripped from him last season with the capture of Yakubu and that left Johnson in the kind of environment he can't really thrive in.

He wasn't the focal point. But if Roy Hodgson is telling him that if he goes to Craven Cottage he will be, then Johnson will be there like a shot.

Plus, he's back in London and anyone with a young family will tell you that being settled somewhere familiar is vital for getting your game on the right track.

So Johnson and Everton can be pleased with this bit of business and both should be able to move on.

The concern Everton fans might have on that score is that they should be getting players in before they start offloading.

But put things into perspective for a second. David Moyes is not someone you can ever accuse of over-spending. He likes to bide his time and make the right deal at the right price.

I reckon he's done that with Johnson - and he'll no doubt do it again when he wants to bring new players in as well.