Fulham have accomplished a £30m deal to signal defender Joachim Andersen from Crystal Palace.
Marco Silva’s facet had beforehand seen two bids rejected by Palace, who had been looking for a payment within the area of £40m.
Fulham can pay an preliminary £25m plus £5m in performance-related add-ons for Andersen with the centre-back penning a five-year cope with a one-year choice.
The 28-year-old performed the complete sport in opposition to Brentford in Palace’s first fixture of the season, which resulted in a 2-1 loss to Thomas Frank’s facet, and beforehand spent the 2020/21 season on mortgage at Craven Cottage from Lyon.
Oliver Glasner and his recruitment employees have been actively trying to find a substitute, because the Selhurst Park membership additionally put together for the doable departure of Marc Guehi to Newcastle.
An exit for Andersen won’t impression Newcastle’s transfer for Guehi, as the potential for Palace dropping each centre-backs firstly of the 2024/25 season gathers tempo.
Fulham full £25m Berge deal
Fulham have additionally accomplished a deal to signal midfielder Sander Berge from Burnley for £25m.
Manchester United had additionally been linked with a transfer for the Norway worldwide and had been protecting contact with Burnley relating to a deal.
Fulham noticed an method for United’s Scott McTominay fall via after which superior of their efforts to signal Berge instead.
Fulham have signed former Manchester United goal Sander Berge
The Cottagers can pay £20m up entrance for the participant and £5m in add-ons, which is the same supply to the one United obtained for McTominay.
Berge has put pen to paper on a five-year deal and has the choice to increase his keep in west London for an extra 12 months. He’ll put on the No 16 shirt.
