Fabrizio Romano says Fulham are ‘in negotiations’ with £23.9m Everton transfer target

Fulham are said to be battling a Premier League rival for a winger ahead of Friday night’s deadline.
Fulham are said to be ramping up their efforts to recruit another player ahead of Friday night’s transfer deadline. The Cottagers have already been bold this window following to loss of Joao Palhinha to Bayern Munich as expected.

Emile Smith Rowe, Jorge Cuenca, Sander Berge, Ryan Sessegnon and Joachim Andersen have all joined, with more than £80million spent in all. Marco Silva wants to kick on from last season’s efforts and the board are getting behind him, potentially adding another piece or two ahead of the deadline.

Fulham are being linked with a move for Olympique Lyon star Ernest Nuamah, who could leave the French before the deadline. Fabrizio Romano has tweeted: “Fulham and Everton have both approached OL for Ernest Nuamah as he could leave Lyon. Negotiations took place with both clubs.”

Nuamah’s situation is a pretty strange one, with the 20-year-old only joining the French club on a permanent deal this summer following a loan deal last season. The winger made 29 league appearances during his loan spell from Molenbeek, scoring three times.

The 12-time Ghana international joined Lyon permanently this summer for €28,5 million (£23.9million) and the deal was likely a result of an obligation to buy clause that came into force when a certain number of appearances were made. That has become obvious with these claims that Lyon already want to sell the 20-year-old ahead of the summer deadline on Friday night.

Fulham are said to be battling Everton for the deal, hoping to add more depth out wide having lost Bobby Decordova-Reid over the summer. Sessegnon will add competition out wide, while Smith Rowe can also play that role, but it seems Silva wants more competition on the flanks. A deal would be a pricey one, though, unless there is an initial loan deal.

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