According to the reports his family was comfortably settled there, that does factor in the player's decisions especially if Fulham was willing to offer comparable wages
I wouldn’t be surprised if a factor in his decision was that Fulham have fared significantly better than us over the last few years, yeah. That’s defo something we’re up against when trying to sign anyone half decent.
Arsenal - Priority business widely held to be a striker. Completed that one a couple of days ago.
Aston Villa - Freebies and minor squad signings so far.
Bournemouth - Replacements for outgoing keeper and LB
Brentford - Replacement for...
They are a Premier League club
They are a London club
He is probably happy living there.
They improved his wages and made it clear they wanted him .
He respects his manager .
We made an offer , he preferred to stay .
That’s all there was to it...
Maybe he wasn't just considering his career. Remember, he wasn't at another club and decided to move to Fulham rather than Everton. I've no idea about his personal life but if he is settled in London, maybe has a partner/children or just lots of...
Well maybe he wasn’t our first choice, but none of us know the plan. Just because you can’t think of a single reason doesn’t mean there isn’t one.
Without site of the plan nobody can be sure, they still have some way to go and I will agree it...
It’s really not, it suggests that the transfer market is simple and straight forward and there are so many variables that a sweeping statement like ‘why didn’t we do it earlier’ just shows a lack of understanding.
Who knows, maybe they wanted to address the signings we have made first. Maybe like people have suggested he may not be the first choice. But let’s be honest none of us know, we just assume the people at the club have been doing nothing and I...
And he feels a very spursy player. Son is about to do one, and I know they bought kudus but this lad feels like a player they'de go for.
So the deal needs closing before a better offer comes in