West Ham United and Newcastle United are reportedly among the clubs interested in Tom Cairney of Fulham in the summer transfer window.
Tom Cairney is one of the best players in the Championship, and there is no surprise that West Ham United, Newcastle United and Leicester City all have been linked with the Fulham midfielder.
According to The Sun, Newcastle and Leicester are interested signing Cairney from Fulham in the summer transfer window.
The Mirror has credited West Ham and Watford with interest in the 27-year-old Scotland international.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic recently explained why Craven Cottage is the best place for Cairney, but his advice may fall on deaf ears.
Jokanovic told Get West London: “Sometimes, what I am sure, the place where they are right now is best, where we are talking about Tom Cairney, Cairney is captain of the team and is happy here, I am 100% sure.
“The supporters like him, it’s not a question of being comfortable or not but he knows this place, I understand he is enjoying his life.
“He’s made some steps and in life you must make these steps, they can be in the right direction or not, sometimes it is better to stay than make the wrong steps.
“This is for Tom Cairney, Ryan Sessengon or Fredericks, who in the last few days there exists some news in the newspapers.”
Jokanovic’s advice is sound, but if Fulham do not get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, then it is going to be hard for them to keep hold of Cairney.
True, the Scotland international midfielder is happy at Fulham at the moment, but would the former Hull City and Blackburn Rovers star be able to resist the temptation of playing in the top flight of English football?
Cairney, 27, is at the right age to make the move to the Premier League, and if Fulham are unable to get promoted, then they should not really expect him to play in the Championship for one more season.
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