{"id":388416,"date":"2025-09-01T03:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388416\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T03:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:11:11","slug":"fulham-transfer-news-ac-milan-attacker-on-way-to-london-ahead-of-medical-with-cottagers-closing-in-on-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388416\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham transfer news: AC Milan attacker &#8216;on way&#8217; to London ahead of medical, with Cottagers &#8216;closing in&#8217; on agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fulham reportedly close in on a deal for AC Milan&#8217;s Samuel Chukwueze, who is travelling to London ahead of his proposed switch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/ac-milan\/\" title=\"More AC Milan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">AC Milan<\/strong><\/a> attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/samuel-chukwueze\/\" title=\"More Samuel Chukwueze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Samuel Chukwueze<\/strong><\/a> has reportedly travelled to London ahead of a potential loan move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/fulham\/\" title=\"More Fulham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Fulham<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cottagers are keen to bring in reinforcements before Monday&#8217;s deadline, having made just one new addition in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham are hoping to recruit Shakhtar Donetsk winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/kevin\/\" title=\"More Kevin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Kevin<\/strong><\/a>, who is already in London ahead of his proposed switch.<\/p>\n<p>The West London club are believed to be looking to sign another winger before the market slams shut after losing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/willian\/\" title=\"More Willian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Willian<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/reiss-nelson\/\" title=\"More Reiss Nelson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Reiss Nelson<\/strong><\/a> at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AC Milan winger Samuel Chukwueze in September 2024.\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/24\/39\/samuel-chukwueze.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze travelling to London ahead of Fulham switch<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/11681\/13279313\/fulham-transfers-latest-news-rumours-and-gossip-live-updates-goals-and-highlights?postid=10108456#liveblog-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports News<\/a>, Fulham are closing in on an agreement to sign long-term target Chukwueze from AC Milan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report suggests that the Cottagers are looking to sign the former Villarreal man on a season-long loan deal.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate update, journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/peterrutzler\/status\/1962201019267387551\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Rutzler<\/a> claims that Chukwueze is on his way to London to complete a medical.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Fulham still need to finalise a deal with Milan before they can finalise Chukwueze&#8217;s move to Craven Cottage before the window shuts at 7pm on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imgI\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fulham manager Marco Silva on August 24, 2025\" class=\"vanilla-lazyload article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/https:\/\/sportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marco-silva-5-68ae23393a2fe226.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Who is Fulham&#8217;s transfer target?<\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze scored 37 goals and provided 29 assists in 207 matches for Villarreal, before he completed a move to Italian giants AC Milan in the summer of 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has made 70 competitive appearances for the\u00a0Rossoneri, but he has been unable to establish himself as a regular fixture in the starting lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze&#8217;s situation has not changed following the appointment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/massimiliano-allegri\/\" title=\"More Massimiliano Allegri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Massimiliano Allegri<\/strong><\/a>, who has used the winger in just one of his first three matches in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Chukwueze hopes that a potential move to Fulham will offer him the chance to play regular football, while it would also allow him to try a new challenge in a different league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chukwueze and Kevin could add to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/marco-silva\/\" title=\"More Marco Silva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Marco Silva<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s current wide options, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/harry-wilson\/\" title=\"More Harry Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Harry Wilson<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/alex-iwobi\/\" title=\"More Alex Iwobi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Alex Iwobi<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/people\/adama-traore\/\" title=\"More Adama Traore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"autotag\">Adama Traore<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ID:580525:1false2false3false: from db desktop :LenBod:collect4166:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fulham reportedly close in on a deal for AC Milan&#8217;s Samuel Chukwueze, who is 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