Fulham set Muniz price as Barkley talks held
Looking back at Steed Malbranque’s 2001 arrival for £4.5m: 44 goals in 211 Fulham games, a cult hero of the early Premier League years before a 2006 move to Spurs.
New boss Alvaro Arbeloa says he is ‘happy and proud’, vows an offensive, brave Fulham, and urges swift signings to replace departures with six weeks until the opener.
Fulham enquire about Torino right back Marcus Holmgren Pedersen. The 26-year-old, fresh from Norway’s World Cup quarter-final run, is a priority target for new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa.
Fulham will play Al-Ahli in a pre-season friendly at Estadio Municipal Albufeira on Tuesday 28 July, 6pm UK time.
Fulham set £34m price on Rodrigo Muniz, deterring Flamengo. Marco Silva departs for Benfica, Alvaro Arbeloa takes over as head coach as Cottagers rebuild after exits of Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez.
Fulham eye Real Madrid pair Franco Mastantuono and Gonzalo Garcia, with Alvaro Arbeloa keen to reunite amid attacking needs after Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez departures.
Fulham are linked with a move for ex-Whites winger Martial Godo after 16 goals in 44 for Strasbourg, with Coventry and Chelsea also mentioned.
Fulham reportedly bid £22.9m for Trabzonspor centre back Chibuike Nwaiwu. The Turkish club want £25.47m, with a four-year Craven Cottage deal touted for the 22-year-old Nigeria international.
Issa Diop set to join Ipswich for about £8.5m after 96 Fulham games. The 29-year-old scored in the 2-0 win over Newcastle in his likely farewell and impressed with Morocco this summer.
Kevin Keegan dies aged 75 after cancer. A Liverpool and England great remembered across football. (No Fulham-specific details given.)
Fulham and Coventry City hold talks to sign Ross Barkley from Aston Villa.
