Cesar Palacios’ shirt number has been confirmed after joining Fulham from Real Madrid.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder has signed a five-year contract at Craven Cottage, keeping him at the club until 2031 and Fulham have the option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.
Arriving from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee, Palacios becomes new Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa’s second signing of the summer – hot on the heels of Gonzalo Garcia.
The striker was also unveiled on Monday evening, with the pair costing a combined fee of £42.5million to reunite with Arbeloa having worked under the Spaniard at Real Madrid during the second half of last season.
It has been confirmed Palacios will wear the No8 for Fulham, made vacant by Harry Wilson following his move to Leeds United earlier in the summer.
Palacios said: “I am very emotional to be here. I believe it is the perfect step in my career.
“The club is showing a lot of trust in me, and I’m going to show it on the pitch.”
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Garcia’s five-year deal at Craven Cottage also includes the option for Fulham to extend by a further 12 months.
The highly-rated striker arrives as a replacement for Raul Jimenez – who rejoined Wolves on a free transfer – and will inherit the No7 shirt from the Mexico international too as he battles Rodrigo Muniz for the main centre forward role.
He said: “I’m very grateful, very happy to be here.
“I have to thank the board and Arbeloa for the trust they’ve put in me, and I’m very, very excited to start.”
Both Palacios and Garcia could be handed their Fulham debuts as early as Friday in the pre-season friendly against Crystal Palace.
A swift return to Spain is on the cards following the London derby as Fulham face Malaga at the Estadio La Rosaleda on August 12.
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