Fulham are closing in on the signing of Sampdoria defender Omar Colley with Claudio Ranieri leaving the Gambia international out of the Serie A club’s squad for tonight’s game, according to SampNews24.
The website reports a deal for the talented, experienced centre-half is all but done, which will elicit an almighty sigh of relief at Craven Cottage.
Only one newly promoted team in Premier League history has conceded more goals than Fulham (ten) in the first three games of a new campaign.
But after missing out on the likes of Jean-Clair Todibo and Daniele Rugani, Scott Parker must have been feeling the pressure with the window closing at 5pm on Monday.
Fortunately, it seems there has been a welcome breakthrough in their pursuit of Colley.
TMW reported on Thursday night that Fulham had a loan offer for the late-blooming player turned down.
Sampdoria would rather sell him outright, with a £11 million release clause in Colley’s contract.
There is work to be done, then, but a sense of optimism appears to be growing surrounding a deal that should be completed sooner rather than later.
SampNews24 now reports former Fulham boss Ranieri has left Colley out of Sampdoria’s squad for the trip to Fiorentina tonight.
What’s more, agent Cheikh Fall confirmed a man who honed his talents in Swedish and Belgian football is on his way out of Stadio Luigi Ferraris with the Premier League his most likely destination.
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