Fulham continue to thrash out terms with Trabzonspor over the signing of young centre-back Chibuike Nwaiwu.
According to Turkish sports daily Fanatik, the Cottagers have offered the Nigeria international an annual salary of about 2.5 million euros as part of the proposed transfer.
Fulham have reportedly reached the final stage of negotiations that have been ongoing for weeks, with the transfer fee under discussion exceeding 25 million euros.
However, Trabzonspor are holding out for 30 million euros, including achievable bonuses.
Personal terms are not expected to be an issue as the agent of the former Enyimba defender has already reached an agreement with the Premier League club.
Although Trabzonspor are aiming to sell Nwaiwu for a club-record fee of 30 million euros, the 23-year-old could still break a Nigerian transfer record even if he is sold for a reduced fee of 25 million euros.
If the deal goes through, Nwaiwu would become the most expensive Nigerian defender in history, overtaking Calvin Bassey, who joined Fulham from Ajax three years ago for 23 million euros.
Trabzonspor are already preparing for life without Nwaiwu and have been linked with moves for two African centre-backs — Kojo Peprah Oppong of Ghana and Junior Diaz of Ivory Coast — should the Nigerian complete his move to Fulham.
Nwaiwu is currently training with Trabzonspor in Austria while awaiting an agreement between the Turkish Cup winners and Fulham.
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