2023 Summer Transfer Window

Marco said in an interview that they're not considering Kean. Didn't comment on any other specific player.

 

Looks like we're getting Castagne. Does it mean bye Mbabu again?

 

No more tumble weeds! Fulham officially lands Castagne from Leicester:
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66646303

A good needed signing to compete/help with Tete and provide some coverage for Robinson too.

 

Apparently a fee and wages are agreed with Sevilla's Lucas Ocampos, but he is on the fence as to whether he wants to give up Champions League in Spain for a potential relegation scrap in England...tough choice, indeed.

 

New signing incoming! (excitement builds) It's a keeper! (wait, huh? wtf do we need a keeper for?) Steven Benda from Swansea City. (okay. he's young and could help I suppose... except he's been injured since Jan!)

Is this where the focus has been? Was a keeper one of the five players Silva wanted in before the deadline (I honestly don't remember here)? Sheesh. Two days to go...

 

@astroevan you captured my feelings on Benda exactly!

It seems like he might become the backup keep so Rodak can go out on loan. Which I guess makes sense, but this is was a let down!

 

And now potential bad transfer news. Apparently Palhinha is interested in going to Bayern Munich and, unsurprisingly, they are also interested.

https://www.90min.com/posts/bayern-munich-handed-major-boost-in-pursuit-of-joao-palhinha

sigh...

 

A lot of notable players rumored to be possibly leaving and not a lot of notable names looking to be coming in. Not a fan of this window.

 

Losing Mitrovic was bad, but losing Palhinha would be FAR worse. Last season Fulham had zero points from three matches without him giving up 10 goals, and we saw how fragile Fulham was this season without him. Plus they lost the one Carabao Cup match they played without him too.

 

And then this one from the Guardian:
Wolves, who signed centre-back Santiago Bueno and winger Enso González on Thursday, are expected to bid again for Harrison Reed after Fulham rejected their opening offer.

 

I suppose the only good news is that Tony's big wrestling event at Wembley is over so maybe he can focus on Fulham?

 

The Palhinha move to Bayern ran out of time despite him completing a medical and having his pictures taken there. He's on his way back now because we weren't able to sign a replacement on such a short notice. I'm happy he's staying but wonder if this will mess with his head--he almost got to play for Bayern and in the Champions League. Also, we should be preparing a replacement for the winter window because someone will make us an offer we cannot refuse.

 

Mbabu has been sent out on a season-long loan to Augsburg
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/september/01/loan-move-for-mbabu/

Thrilled that Palhinha is staying for now, but @daddude7 is right, Fulham needs to prepare for his inevitable departure. I'm not worried about it impacting him too much. If there is any frustration he's going to take it out tackling Rodri a couple times tomorrow.

 

I’m in Nashville for Fantasy Pigskin Draft, besides Joao not going, did we do anything???

 

Nope. Pretty much nothing.

 

Awobi from Everton and Ballo-Toure, a LB from Milan are supposedly in the door ….along with Paulinha. Hope he’s invigorated to still play for Fulham for the 4 months until he moves to Munchen in January.

 

Kongolo has headed to SK Rapid Wein in Austria
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/september/01/kongolo-heads-to-austria/

So I guess that means we're stuck with Knockaert for another season!

And I was wrong about Palhinha tackling Rodri. Since he traveled to Germany today he probably won't be playing tomorrow.

 

An Iwobi is finally official, they were making me nervous nothing was coming out of today:
https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2023/september/02/iwobi-joins-fulham/

 

At least we got a couple across the line. Better late than never.