Marco Silva has been speaking to West London Sport about Fabio Carvalho, as Liverpool and Tottenham monitor the 19-year-old’s situation at Fulham.
What’s the story?
Well, the teenage wonderkid’s contract at Craven Cottage expires in June, and he’s currently refusing to sign a new deal.
Silva’s comments come after the Daily Mail revealed that Jorge Mendes – Carvalho’s agent – is trying to sign the midfielder up and push him towards Anfield.
Elsewhere, it was TEAMtalk who claimed that Tottenham were leading the race for the England Under-18 international.
Speaking about Carvalho, Silva said: “I know his agent will have been talking to some other big clubs, but we are expecting something from Fabio and his agent – they know what they said to us.
“For me as a manager, our board are trying to take control of the situation, but I am waiting for Fabio to come and speak with me because his agent will speak to the club. Fabio knows what he said to me, and I expect to have an answer from him.”
By the sounds of it, the Fulham boss is getting a bit impatient at the lack of communication coming from the youngster and his agent.
If the situation is not sorted this month, then Carvalho will be leaving Fulham as a free agent in June.
Liverpool and Tottenham must fight for Fabio Carvalho
In our view, Carvalho is the next big thing to emerge from the Championship, following in the footsteps of Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze and Michail Antonio.
The Portugal-born attacker has scored four goals in 13 Championship appearances this season, while also providing one assist.
Carvalho’s statistics may have been even more impressive had he not missed a chunk of the campaign with a toe injury.
Real Madrid are even said to be monitoring the prodigy.
Just like when Liverpool poached Harvey Elliott from Fulham, this is the type of situation where Premier League clubs have to get involved.
Simply put, there’s a potential star of the future available for peanuts, so Spurs or the Reds would be naive to twiddle their thumbs.
In our view, whoever misses out on Carvalho will live to regret it.
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