The transfer window is over, but that doesn’t mean that every team’s squad list is finalised at this point.
Indeed, the free agent market is still ripe for the picking, and there are a few free agents out there that will surely catch the eye of a few Premier League clubs.
One team that could dip into this market is Fulham. The Whites added 11 new players this summer, but they still only have 23 senior players registered as the likes of Ivan Cavaleiro, Anthony Knockaert and Josh Onomah have been frozen out.
With two squad places left to fill, we’re going to look at five Free Agents Fulham should be looking at over the next few weeks.
Fabian Delph
This one would make the world of sense.
Signed by Marco Silva at Everton, Fabian Delph is a player the Fulham manager knows well, and he would provide some quality depth in key areas.
After Antonee Robinson’s injury, Fulham are once again looking light at left-back, where Delph can fill-in, while his natural central midfield position is also lacking bench options.
Delph would be a great understudy to Harrison Reed and this is a free transfer that could work well for all parties.
Adel Taarabt
They say never go back, but the timing for an Adel Taarabt return to Fulham could be perfect.
It’s been seven years since Taarabt has played English football, and it’s fair to say that a lot has changed since then.
The tricky Moroccon has gone from being a swashbuckling number 10 to a deep-lying number six, and he could act as a brilliant Jean Michael Seri replacement at Fulham.
Yes, the Whites have changed tact with Joao Palhinha now acting as more of a destroyer than a playmaker in that role this season, but against lesser opponents, Fulham may want to dictate possession and that’s where a Taraabt/Seri type could come in handy.
Taarabt would be a decent depth option if nothing else for Fulham.
Zakaria Labyad
From one former Moroccan Fulham loanee to another, Zakaria Labyad spent an unhappy six months at Fulham back in 2016.
However, since his last stint at Craven Cottage, Labyad has impressed at both FC Utrecht and Ajax where he has even played Champions League football.
While Bobby Decordova-Reid is needed out on the wing, Fulham could do with some more attacking-midfield cover, and they could do a lot worse than bringing Labyad back to west London.
Jason Denayer
Fulham only have four senior centre-backs in their ranks right now, and while Tim Ream is performing above all expectations at the moment, if he returns to the player we saw in 2018/19 and 2020/21 Fulham will be in trouble.
A proven player on both international and European level, Denayer would add some real quality to this team, and the fact that he knows Kenny Tete from their time together at Lyon is an added bonus too.
Dan-Axel Zagadou
Speaking of quality defenders, it’s hard to believe that nobody has picked Dan-Axel Zagadou up yet after his release from Borussia Dortmund.
Once linked to Arsenal, Zagadou is a fantastic young defender whose career has been hampered by injuries.
However, it must be noted that Borussia Dortmund suffered a ridiculous number of injuries under Marco Rose, so this may be down to the manager rather than the player.
Fulham have a few defensive options already, but Zagadou could genuinely be the best of the bunch if he manages to stay fit.
This one is certainly worth a gamble from the Whites.
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