FULHAM manager Felix Magath has criticised the fitness of £11m summer signing Ross McCormack.
McCormack was signed from Leeds United last month, having scored 28 goals in the Championship last season.
But the 27-year-old Scot was substituted after 57 minutes of Fulham's 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town on Saturday evening, having failed to make an impact.
"He has to improve his fitness and I don't know how long that will take," said Magath.
"Ross came to us with a lack of fitness and not at the beginning of pre-season. He is not at the same level as the rest of the players.
"I wanted him to be fit when we signed him but at the moment he is not in the right shape. When he does, he will be the perfect striker for us."
