With the January transfer window approaching. Fulham They face a battle to retain one of their key players, but have now been offered an interesting offer that could improve the team in the long term.
Fulham transfer news
After a strong start to the Premier League season, Marco Silva's Fulham appear to be running out of steam. They have won just one of their last six Premier League matches, losing once and drawing the other four. Most recently, they drew 0-0 with Southampton, bottom of the league He described Silva as a “missed opportunity”.
The Portuguese coach said after the match: “We should have won the match for sure. We did our best from the beginning. It is impossible to finish the match with more attacking players in our team.”
“Our attacking line was not a real threat to them. We had two or three clear chances, but we should have created more. We have to be more decisive and more clinical.”
But the positive came in the form of the debut of 17-year-old midfielder Josh King, who started the match but was replaced by Adama Traoré midway through the second half. Now, the Londoners have been offered the opportunity to add to their upcoming crop of young talent.
Andreas Pereira transfer update
Things could get tougher for Fulham after the new year as they now face a challenge Retaining midfielder Andreas Pereira. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Brazilian club Palmeiras made their first move to sign Pereira.
The Cottagers consider the former Manchester United star, who currently earns £50,000-a-week at Craven Cottage, “untouchable” and are likely to shut down Palmeira's bid to sign him before it gets any further. Silva has previously described Pereira As “outstanding” and “a great professional”.
But now, Noso Balestra claims Palmeiras have reached an agreement in principle with Pereira over a move to Allianz Parque, leaving only Fulham to convince. The publication claims that Fulham want around £25 million, and to reach this value, Palmeiras are open to including two players in the deal, including one of Vitor Reis or Richard Reus.
The club management believes that both players can be easily replaced: Reis in the centre-back role and Pereira himself will likely succeed Reus.
Reis in particular looks like an exciting talent who could certainly soften the blow of losing Pereira – the 18-year-old defender has been the target of several top clubs and has been praised for his leadership and “a strong, confident presence that is rare in such a young defender”. “.
Both Reis and Reus have also been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain in recent months. Back in October, The Brazilian network ESPN reported that Paris Saint-Germain They looked to the cannons, while Antena 2 Deportes reported in August The Ligue 1 giants have made a £17m bid for Colombia international Reus.
