Fulham Midweek Moments - 21st August 2024

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The team sit down to discuss the return to the Cottage to face Leicester, the latest transfer news with Berge and Andersen signings imminent & ⁦

FFCW⁩’s opening day win

We sit down to discuss the Utd game and look at how we can bounce back against Leicester this coming weekend

Match Reports

Man Utd 1 - 0 Fulham

Facing Manchester United away was always going to be a tough challenge for Marco Silva’s team, but the Whites were just minutes away from securing a hard-fought draw after their 2-1 win at Old Trafford last season.

Read the full match report here

Transfer News Brought to you by @FulhamTransfer

Confirmed Transfers In

Out of nowhere in true Tony Khan style, Fulham seem to have signed Sander Berge from Burnley for £20m + £5m in add-ons. This signing seems to spell the end of Fulham's pursuit of Scott McTominay who was originally considered the preferred option

Read out thoughts on Sander Berge

Another returning player who is all but confirmed as signed is Joachim Andersen who Fulham have been pursuing for the last few weeks. With a deal worth around £30m agreed and personal terms unlikely to be an issue, the return of a ball playing defender to replace Issa Diop hugely improves the 1st team and adds further depth to the squad.

Confirmed Transfers Out

Willian has finally ended his time at Fulham officially, announcing his departure from the club after his contract expired and with interest from Saudi we expect he'll join Mitro in the Middle East for a final pay day before his career ends. We took a punt on Willian after his torrid spells at Arsenal and in Brazil but we got the absolute best out of the Brazilian in his 2 years at the club and the memories will last for a lifetime. Thank you Willian, you will be sorely missed!

Luke Harris followed Jay Stansfield's move last season and will hone his craft at Birmingham City on loan for the 24/25 season. Luke has always been in and around the 1st Team Squad but has failed to make an impact as of yet. At just 19 there's still a long way to go for Luke and 1st team football will be key to his continued growth. He's already made his mark too, playing in all 3 games for Birmingham so far and scoring against Wycombe on the weekend. Best of luck for the season!

Harvey Araujo joins Devan Tanton at Chesterfield on loan for the 24/25 season. With almost 100 appearances for the U18s and U21s, this is Harvey's first loan move and he's already made his debut, coming on as a 2nd half sub in Chesterfields 5-0 win against Crewe. Good luck Harvey!

Transfer Rumours

Incoming

With the signing of Joachim Andersen it's very likely that Fulham will now not be chasing further reinforcement at CB which all but ends our pursuit of Joe Gomez and Diego Carlos unless there are some further twists and turns to come. There have been some interesting links to another former player in Matt Targett who Fulham may consider making a loan approach for before the end of the window. Does this link mean there's some background interest in Antonee Robinson?

The André saga rolls on for another week and it appears Fulham still haven't returned with an improved offer. It's expected that this will go right to the end of the window as both sides are locked in a standoff. It's likely that Fluminense's result in the Copa Libertadores will have an affect on a potential sale.

There are still some tenuous links for players such as Bae Jun-ho from Stoke, Wesley Gassova from Corinthians, Federico Chiesa from Juventus and recently 17yr old left back Pedro Gabrial from Gremio but none of these have any solid foundation are can be purely considered late window chatter at this stage.

There's certainly more work to be done by Fulham in the window and, with The Khans in town, we should fully expect a flurry of activity this week, hopefully culminating in signings before the visit of Leicester to Craven Cottage this weekend.

Outgoing

Jay Stansfield is now attracting interest from Blackburn, with a fee of somewhere between £8-10m likely to be the asking price. Blackburn will be hoping replace Sammie Szmodics after his move to Ipswich and Stanno would fit the bill.

Carlos Vinicius was linked to Corinthians last week and now a bid has been recieved from Las Palmas for the Brazilian striker. Having not featured at all during preseason Vini is out the door and, although we won't receive a huge fee, getting him off our books will be financially beneficial in the long run.

Kevin Mbabu appears likely to move on from Fulham and, despite a lack of concrete transfer links, we fully expect he'll be out the door before the end of the window.

Analysis

Carabao Cup 2nd Round Draw

Fulham will face Birmingham City away from home in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup.

The fixture will be played at St. Andrew's the week commencing 26th August.

Confirmation of dates and ticket information will be detailed in due course.

FFCW

Fulham 6 - 0 Barking

FFCW kicked off their 2024/25 campaign in scintillating fashion at Craven Cottage with a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Barking.

Read the Match Report

AEW Announced As Fulham Women Front-Of-Shirt Partner

Fulham Football Club is delighted to announce a new partnership with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), professional wrestling’s first true mainstream competitor in more than two decades, responsible for revitalising the industry with a renewed emphasis on creative spirit and in-ring athleticism.

The partnership will see the AEW logo adorn Fulham Women's shirts during the 2024/25 season, and reflects AEW’s commitment to progressing women’s sport.

Academy

Southampton U18 2-1 Fulham U18

Fulham Under-18s started off the season with a 2-1 defeat against Southampton at Staplewood. A double from Nicholas Oyekunle saw the hosts come from behind after Seth Ridgeon had put us ahead.

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Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Fulham U21s

Fulham Under-21s picked up three points in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy opener, defeating Shrewsbury Town 2-1 at the Croud Meadow. Lemar Gordon’s late winner saw us complete a superb comeback after Callum Osmand cancelled out Toto Nsiala’s opener.

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Loan Round-Up: Harris Scores First Blues Goal

Catch up on the latest from our players out on loan as there's first appearances for a number of loanees and a first goal for Luke Harris at Birmingham

Check Out This Week's Loan Round-Up

2024/25 Third Kit Launched

Completing our kit line-up for the coming season, Fulham will step out in an all-purple third strip, featuring a striking multi-layered camo graphic print in an exciting mix of purple and blue hues.

Unveiled by Raúl Jiménez and Timothy Castagne from Fulham’s Men’s side, and Fulham FC Women players Sasha Adamson and Becky Stormer, the third shirt is completed with purple shorts and socks, and also features adidas’ AEROREADY technology. Learn More Here

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