Fulham are reportedly ready to rival Everton for winger Andre Carrillo.
According to Libero in Peru, Fulham are launching their own move for Benfica wide man Andre Carrillo, which could provide a problem for Marco Silva and Everton.
Carrillo, 27, made his name in Portugal with Sporting before making a controversial move to city rivals Benfica in 2016, where he hit three goals in 32 games.
The Peruvian was loaned straight out to Watford last summer though having failed to convince, and he was a regular under Silva at Watford before falling completely out of favour after the Portuguese boss was sacked in January.
Carrillo is back with Benfica, but having shown real quality with Peru during this summer’s World Cup in Russia, he is expected to earn a move elsewhere this summer.
Last week, Record in Portugal reported that Everton were insisting on a move for Carrillo as they looked to reunite him with Silva, but they appear to have new competition.
Libero in Peru report that Fulham are now keen to land Carrillo and bring him back to the Premier League, with the winger stalling on a move to Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal.
It’s stated that Fulham are planning to double Carrillo’s wages to around £65,000-a-week in a major move for Slavisa Jokanovic’s side, adding more pace to his attack alongside Ryan Sessegnon.
Everton would still have one major trump card in Silva given that he and Carrillo worked together at Watford and Sporting, but Fulham’s big wage offer could throw a spanner in the works.
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