Fulham target Tom Trybull has been released by Norwich City but the Championship leaders have missed out on Sporting Lisbon youngster Bruno Paz.
As Reading stormed to the Premier League for the very first time back in 2006, Steve Coppell’s Royals accumulated a points total fit for a King, picking up a staggering 106 en route to the second-tier title.
Now, we are not suggesting that Fulham are going to smash that history-making tally out the proverbial park.
But, with a squad boasting the likes of Jean Michel Seri, Andre-Franck Zambo Anguissa, Tosin Adarabioyo, Harry Wilson, Kenny Tete, Joe Bryan, Antonee Robinson, Fabio Carvalho and the prolific Aleksandar Mitrovic, don’t be too surprised if Fulham come close to hitting triple-figures.
Could Tom Trybull be another piece in Marco Silva’s jigsaw?
A run of three wins out of four to start the season – only Middlesbrough have taken points off Marco Silva’s side so far – means the Cottagers are already top of the table with new £7 million striker Rodrigo Muniz yet to make his mark.
And Fulham could still add another proven Championship talent to their star-studded squad – the second-tier Galacticos, if you will.
The Telegraph reported a few weeks ago that Marco Silva is keen to get his mitts on German midfielder Tom Trybull, an aggressive, tough-tackling enforcer who helped Norwich cruise the league back in 2018/19.
And their task has just become that little bit easier. Former Werder Bremen ace Trybull is now available on a free transfer, his contract torn up by Norwich on Thursday afternoon.
But while one door opens, another closes.
Fulham were linked with another deep-lying midfielder in the shape of 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon ace Bruno Paz, via Record.
The £2.7 million-rated enforcer has now joined Liga Pro outfit Farense on loan until the end of this season instead, however.
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