Report names three players Fulham want to sell, they cost £35m combined

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Premier League newcomers Fulham are ready to cash in on Josh Onomah, Anthony Knockaert and Ivan Cavaleiro with the trio no longer part of Marco Silva’s plans at Craven Cottage, according to The Athletic. 

This time of year is always a little awkward for newly-promoted clubs.

Do you stick with those players who helped you escape from the second tier? Or do you take the ‘no room for sentimentality’ approach and replace them, dipping into your suddenly enhanced resources while utilising the pulling power of the Premier League to your advantage?

That is the dilemma facing Marco Silva and co, as Fulham look to make it third time lucky and avoid a repeat of 2019 and 2021. 

Who will Marco Silva’s Fulham sell?

The Cottagers confirmed the departure of no less than 14 players upon the expiry of their contracts earlier this week. Jean Michel Seri was perhaps the only surprise name in that list, however, with neither Michael Hector, Alfie Mawson nor Cyrus Christie playing a decisive role during Silva’s debut season in West London.

The same can be said of Onomah, Knockaert and Cavaleiro, three names who have been placed on the transfer list as Fulham step up their summer plans.

The trio, who cost the club around £35 million combined, all found game time hard to come by in 2021/22. 

Onomah, who joined as part of the deal that took Ryan Sessegnon to Tottenham Hotspur, started eight games last term. More than Cavaleiro (five) and Knockaert (zero) combined.

Their impressive track record at Championship level means that Onomah, Cavaleiro and Knockaert surely won’t be short of offers from second-tier clubs.

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What’s more, the departure of Cavaleiro and Knockaert, two wingers, could open the door for Manor Solomon’s long-awaited arrival from Shakhtar Donetsk. 

Fulham have also held talks with Braga’s £13 million-rated, tough-tackling midfield enforcer Al-Musrati, a potential replacement for Seri and a more defensively-minded option at the heart of Silva’s engine room.