Fulham have agreed a £27 million deal with Manchester City for the January signing of Oscar Bobb, as per reports.
Marco Silva is set to welcome the Manchester City academy graduate to his ranks as Bobb edges closer to a fresh start away from the Etihad Stadium in a bid to revitalise his career ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Bobb has struggled to find his feet in the City senior ranks this term and despite starting each of the Blues’ first three Premier League games of the 2025-26 campaign, it has just not worked out for the 22-year-old in the north-west.
The Norway international has endured a torrid 18 months with recurring injuries that have derailed him from establishing himself as a regular starter under Guardiola, whose patience has been worn down by Bobb’s unavailability amid City’s pursuit of silverware on four fronts in the second half of the season.
City have bolstered their attacking ranks in January with the stellar addition of Antoine Semenyo, who has scored thrice in his first fortnight in sky blue and alleviated the goalscoring burden on Erling Haaland, who has scored just once in his nine appearances for the Blues.
Semenyo was on the scoresheet for City last week in a 2-0 win over Wolves – the Blues’ first Premier League triumph of 2026 – after Omar Marmoush opened his league account for the season on his first club start since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Bobb needs a fresh start to progress his career and with competition in the wide attacking areas greater than ever at the Etihad Stadium, the Norwegian has been handed an exit route in the final week of the January transfer window.
As first reported by Sky Sports News’ Adrian Kajumba and Lyall Thomas, Manchester City and Fulham have agreed upon a £27 million deal for Oscar Bobb to move to Craven Cottage this month.
Additional details from MailSport’s Jack Gaughan have further revealed that Manchester City have secured a 20% sell on in the deal, as well as matching rights on a future agreement, but do not have a buy-back clause in the transfer.
Fulham boss Marco Silva is understood to have spearheaded the Craven Cottage club’s pursuit of Bobb, who has all the makings of a top player but has struggled to escape a cloud of injury in recent seasons.
Semenyo’s extraordinary start to life in Manchester will inevitably cushion the blow of yet another academy graduate’s sale for the City faithful – with Bobb following in the footsteps of James McAtee, Cole Palmer, Liam Delap, Romeo Lavia and Morgan Rogers – as he departs the club having nearly made it in the first-team squad.
Having addressed their attack and defensive areas with the signings of Semenyo and Marc Guehi, Manchester City are not expected to welcome further new arrivals in January.
The club are working on finding a loan club for Kalvin Phillips and are willing to sanction a sale for fourth-choice goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno.
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