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‘Not an easy time’ – Fabrizio Romano’s exclusive update on Timo Werner’s potential Premier League return

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:01:49 +0000

Things have really gone from bad to worse for Timo Werner at RB Leipzig, the former Chelsea forward enduring a nightmare in the 2023/24 season.

WhoScored note he has just two goals across the whole campaign so far, and his place at RB Leipzig this season has often been taken by the likes of Benjamin Sesko and even Xavi Simons.

The only realistic option for the former Chelsea flop, now 27 years of age, is a move away, and as 90Min note, he has apparently been offered to the Premier League and that Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Ham are interested in his services.

However, that information doesn’t tally with that of transfer expert and CaughtOffside columnist, Fabrizio Romano.

“Despite rumours, I have to say no, honestly, I didn’t hear that he’s being offered to other clubs,” he said when speaking to CaughtOffside for his exclusive Daily Briefing column.

“Some Premier League clubs have asked about his situation as it’s not an easy time for him at Leipzig, but I don’t have any confirmation yet on club names as it’s purely early stages, nothing concrete yet.”

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Of course, things can and often do change, and if Werner wants to kick-start his fading career, then leaving Leipzig would appear to be the only option available to him at this moment.

Seemingly devoid of confidence in front of goal, the German international needs to find a club where his skill set is perfectly complimentary to that which said club already has in situ.

One of the most natural and feared goal scorers when he was at Leipzig first time around, things have gradually got worse for Werner.

However, he’s still got plenty of time to reverse the narrative.

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West Ham face competition for Chelsea flop in the transfer window

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:40:05 +0000

Ahead of the January transfer window, West Ham like many clubs across Europe will be assessing the options, and it appears that a former Chelsea flop could be of interest to the Irons.

One area where the Hammers have struggled this season is up front. Their total of 21 Premier League goals scored in 13 games is the second worst of the top 10 teams in the English top-flight.

Most of those goals have come from midfield as the club’s two main strikers, Michail Antonio and Danny Ings, have managed just two between them all season – both from Antonio – according to WhoScored.

Whether or not they make it to the knockout stages of the Europa League, it’s abundantly clear that David Moyes needs to bring in a striker with proven pedigree to help West Ham attack the second half of the campaign.

David Moyes needs a striker with a proven pedigree at West Ham

To that end, it makes no sense as to why they’ve a watching brief on Chelsea flop and current RB Leipzig man, Timo Werner.

The 27-year-old has managed a paltry two goals in 234 minutes of action this season per WhoScored – hardly likely to enthuse the London Stadium faithful.

90Min suggest that London rivals Crystal Palace and Fulham are both interested in a loan for a player that has, apparently, been hawked around to a number of Premier League sides.

West Ham’s interest hasn’t stretched that far – yet, though European football could swing any deal for them if and when Werner becomes available and assuming the east Londoners want to get a deal done.

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Fulham ready to pay in excess of £40 million to strengthen problem position

Saikat Chatterjee — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:41:34 +0000

Fulham are looking to go big to land a new number nine at the club in the winter transfer window.

The Cottagers are looking to spend in excess of £40 million to sign a new striker according to a report by Football Insider.

The Cottagers haven’t had the best of times in the ongoing season. They are currently 16th on the points table with 12 points out of 11 matches. Marco Silva’s team have suffered five defeats and have only won thrice.

Their manager’s concern since the start of the 2023-24 season has been their form in front of the goal. They are amongst the lowest-scoring teams in the division. The departure of Aleksandar Mitrović seems to have been a big blow for the team. The Serbian international parted ways with the club in the summer of joining Al-Hilal in what was a big money. They did sign Raul Jimenez from Wolves for a fee of approx £5.5 million but that transfer hasn’t gone according to plan as the Mexican international is yet to find the back of the net.

Fulham set to smash club transfer record with marquee January signing

Andrew Walker — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:12:18 +0000

Fulham are reportedly prepared to break their club record signing fee in the January window opens.

That’s according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Cottagers are set to prioritise a new forward in the New Year.

Among the Premier League’s lowest scorers following Aleksandar Mitrovic’s move to the Saudi Pro League in the summer and Raul Jimenez continuing to misfire, Fulham’s need for a new striker is obvious.

Brighton team news vs Fulham

Connor Holden — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:50:00 +0000

Brighton (7th in the Premier League) take on Fulham (13th in the Premier League) on Sunday, 29th of October, at the Amex Stadium, at 14:00 PM (BST).

The last time these sides faced, Fulham managed to beat Brighton 1-0 at the Amex. The only goal of the game being scored by Manor Solomon for Fulham to secure the win.

Brighton lost their previous Premier League fixture, losing 2-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad. Goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland for City, and a goal from Ansu Fati for the Seagulls.

Fulham also lost their last Premier League game, losing 2-0 to Spurs. Goals from Son Heung-min and James Maddison securing the victory and three points for Tottenham.

How to watch Brighton vs Fulham

Date: Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Kickoff: 14:00 PM (BST)
TV Network: Sky Sports
Venue: Amex Stadium

Team News:

Brighton will remain without Julio Enciso, Jakub Moder, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, Danny Welbeck and Solomon March who are all out through injury.

Predicted XI:

Brighton: Steele, Milner, Igor, Dunk, Veltman, Gross, Baleba, Mitoma, Pedro, Adingra, Ferguson.

Fulham: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Bassey, Castagne, Palhinha, Lukic, Willian, Pereira, Wilson, Jimenez.

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Tottenham set to lose out on highly-rated EPL star after surprise u-turn

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:02:09 +0000

Although they’re sat proudly atop the Premier League and playing some of their best football in years, Tottenham Hotspur are seemingly not an attractive enough proposition for one English top-flight defender after he made a stunning u-turn.

It’s believed that Spurs had earmarked Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo as a new signing, with the player seemingly set to leave the Cottagers, who had also received a confirmed £8.5m offer from Monaco for his services.

However, according to the Evening Standard, the player has now decided to stay in west London after coach, Marco Silva, himself the subject of intense speculation amidst a bid for him to manage in the Saudi Pro League, put pen to paper on a new deal at Craven Cottage.

It’s a big win for Fulham given that, at 26 years of age, Adarabioyo is approaching his prime years as a football player.

For Ange Postecoglou, who already has the excellent Micky van der Ven in situ, he will have to look elsewhere should he feel that his back line could still benefit from having a player with Adarabioyo’s skill set.

Given how well the Lilywhites have started the 2023/24 campaign, however, the Australian may feel that a tweak here or there is unnecessary in January as it could upset dressing room equilibrium.

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Bayern Munich having serious doubts over transfer of Premier League ace

Jason Pettigrove — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:55:12 +0000

If things had worked out differently, Bayern Munich would’ve made another signing from the Premier League during the summer window.

As it turned out only Harry Kane arrived from English shores, and what an impact the England captain has made so far.

The former Tottenham Hotspur talisman has 11 goals in 11 games for the Bavarians in all competitions so far according to WhoScored.

At one stage it appeared that Fulham’s Joao Palhinha would be Bundesliga bound, and despite it believed that the player had even posed for photos in a Bayern shirt, the deal wasn’t able to be concluded in time.

Now, as SportBILD note, the entire transfer could be in jeopardy, with Bayern seemingly worried about the combative midfielder’s knee problem.

Joao Palhinha

The outlet do hint at other concerns which has made the hierarchy at the Bavarian club think twice about concluding the deal in the upcoming January transfer window.

Not only will that be a huge blow to the player, who was perhaps looking forward to strutting his stuff in the Champions League and possibly winning the title, but financially for Fulham it’ll be a bitter pill to swallow.

Whatever the party line in public, the Cottagers would arguably benefit from having €65m/£55m (per SportBILD) deposited into club coffers.

Nothing is set in stone as yet and the move could still happen, however, it’s clear that Bayern are being much more cautious now.

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Chelsea team news vs Fulham and how to watch

Connor Holden — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:03:45 +0000

Fulham (11th in the Premier League) take on Chelsea (14th in the Premier League) on Monday 2nd of October, at Craven Cottage, at 20:00 PM (BST).

The last time these two sides faced, the game ended a 0-0 draw. The sides have faced 89 times, with Chelsea winning 50 times, Fulham winning 12, and the game ending a draw 27 times.

Fulham drew in their last Premier League outing, being held to a 0-0 stalemate against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Chelsea however lost their last Premier League game, losing 1-0 to Aston Villa. Malo Gusto was sent off for the Blues in the 58th minute, and then a goal from Ollie Watkins in the 73rd minute secured the victory and three points for Villa.

How to watch Fulham vs Chelsea

Date: Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Kickoff: 20:00 PM (BST)
TV Network: Sky Sports
Venue: Craven Cottage

Team News:

Fulham will be without Oluwatosin Adarabioyo, Adama Traore and Sasa Lukic, whilst Kenny Tete will face late assessments for his fitness ahead of Monday’s game.

Chelsea remain without Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Trevoh Chalobah, Marcus Bettinelli and Romeo Lavia through injury, and this has been added to with Ben Chilwell coming off injured midweek, who now looks set for an extended period on the sidelines. Benoit Badiashile and Carney Chukwuemeka will undergo fitness tests ahead of the Fulham game, although this game is expected to be too soon for them. Malo Gusto and Nicolas Jackson are also unavailable through suspension.

Predicted XI:

Fulham: Leno, Robinson, Ream, Diop, Castagne, Pereira, Palhinha, Reed, Willian, Jimenez, De Cordova-Reid.

Chelsea: Sanchez, Cucurella, Disasi, Silva, Colwill, Caicedo, Gallagher, Fernandez, Palmer, Mudryk, Sterling.

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Fulham vs Norwich team news

Connor Holden — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:52:22 +0000

Fulham take on Norwich in the Carabao cup on Wednesday 27th of September, at Craven Cottage, at 19:45 PM (BST).

The last time these two sides faced, Fulham beat Norwich 2-0 in the Championship, in 2018. Goals from Stefan Johansen and Tom Cairney from Fulham to secure the victory.

Fulham drew in their last Premier League game, in a 0-0 stalemate with Crystal Palace.

Norwich lost in their last outing, in an 8 goal thriller, losing 6-2 against Plymouth Argyle in the Championship. Goals from Morgan Whittaker (x3), Dan Scarr, Finn Isaac Azaz and Luke Cundle for Plymouth, and goals from Adam Idah (x2) for Norwich.

How to watch Fulham vs Norwich

Date: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
Kickoff: 19:45 PM (BST)
TV Network: Not broadcast in UK
Venue: Craven Cottage

Team News:

Fulham will be without Oluwatosin Adarabioyo, Adama Traore Diarra, Sasa Lukic and Kenny Tete through injury, whilst the rest of the squad looks to be available and ready for Wednesday’s game.

Norwich will be without Onel Hernandez, Josh Sargent, Jakob Sorensen, Borja Sainz and Grant Hanley through injury.

Predicted XI:

Fulham: Rodak, Robinson, Ream, Bassey, Castagne, Palhinha, Reed, Iwobi, Cairney, Wilson, Vinicius.

Norwich: Gunn, Giannoulis, Gibson, Duffy, Stacey, McLean, Sara, Rowe, Hwang, Fassnacht, Idah.

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Fulham admirers of Leicester City first-team starter

Jason Pettigrove — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:07:38 +0000

At present Leicester City are firing on all cylinders in the Championship under Enzo Maresca.

After eight games, the Foxes are level on points (21) with Ipswich Town at the top of the table, and sit in first place by virtue of a better goal difference.

They’ve won seven of their matches so far, scoring 14 and letting in just five.

There’s a long, long way to go in the 2023/24 season of course, but Maresca’s squad have already hit a sweet spot and have that air of confidence and swagger when they take to the pitch that’s almost worth a goal on its own.

Each player has played their part so far so any thoughts of other clubs coming in to acquire them is likely to be given short shrift by the Leicester board.

According to talkSPORT, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is interesting Premier League outfit, Fulham, with Marco Silva clearly keen to add more quality to the Cottagers squad.

The outlet also note that the 25-year-old is contracted to the club until 2027, so even if the player was interested by their approach, Leicester are unlikely to let him go on the cheap.

Furthermore, aside from loans at Blackpool and Luton Town, Dewsbury-Hall has been at the club since 2006, so it would be a huge wrench for him to leave.

Whilst you can never say never in football Fulham have got their work cut out getting this one over the line, more so if Leicester continue their season in the same manner as which they’ve started it.

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