Fulham’s two potential XIs as Manor Solomon and Bernd Leno rumours heat up

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Fulham are expected to be one of the busiest teams in England this summer after their third promotion back to the Premier League since 2018.

The Whites should have plenty to spend, and with a large released list and a number of players who are surplus to requirements, we could see a massive number of new additions at Craven Cottage in the coming months.

As of right now, there are a few very interesting and credible links emerging.

Manor Solomon looks set to sign for the west London outfit, Bernd Leno is in talks with Fulham, while a move for Ali Al-Musrati has been on the cards for some time now.

With that in mind, we’re going to look at two different ways Fulham could line-up with those two signings through the door

Our first XI sees Fulham stick with the 4-2-3-1 system that served them so well in the Championship.

As stated by Fabrizio Romano, Solomon is being signed as a replacement for Fabio Carvalho, so he slots straight into this team as a direct replacement for the Liverpool ace.

Solomon starts as a number 10 here, while Al-Musrati plays in the more defensive roles that were previously occupied by Jean Michael Seri.

Bernd Leno displaces Marek Rodak in this side, and while Tim Ream and Neeskens Kebano act as placeholders in this XI, we wouldn’t be surprised at all to see those two replaced by a pair of bigger names.

However, there is another way that Fulham could line-up with these additions in mind.

In this XI, Fulham ditch the 4-2-3-1 for a more conservative 4-3-3, which would make sense as the Whites are heading into a division where they’re not likely to dominate in the same way they did in the Championship.

In this team, Manor Solomon plays in his more natural left-wing position, while Tom Cairney comes in to partner Al-Musrati and Reed in the middle of the park, but, again, don’t be too shocked if the Fulham captain is replaced by a bigger name.

A move to a 4-3-3 would make the world of sense for Fulham as they look to add more defensive steel in the Premier League, so don’t be surprised one bit if Marco Silva’s side looks like this on the opening weekend of the season.