Ryan Fredericks is expected to leave Fulham this summer.
Fulham defender Ryan Fredericks could still be set to leave Craven Cottage this summer despite Slavisa Jokanovic’s side pushing the west Londoners into the Championship play-off final.
The London Evening Standard claim both West Ham United and Crystal Palace are interesting in the former Tottenham Hotspur right-back, who has a contract with Fulham until the end of the season.
The Premier League duo’s interest is unsurprising, after Fredericks has shone throughout the 2017-18 campaign, with the 25-year-old proving to be somewhat of an assist machine by setting up nine goals this term.
Promotion is not said to make a difference on whether Fredericks will remain at Fulham, and the Cottagers must start to begin looking for replacements after Saturday’s final against Aston Villa.
Their attention should turn to one of Fredericks’ interested sides, and look to lure Sam Byram across London with the signing of Fredericks likely to push the former Leeds defender down the pecking order.
Byram, 24, has only managed 10 senior appearances this season due to injury, and now the Times claim he is one of four senior Hammers stars who will be sold to raise transfer funds this summer.
He joins Edimilson Fernandes, Jordan Hugill and Andy Carroll on the transfer list ahead of the summer transfer window, with new manager Manuel Pellegrini left with a big decision to make.
Byram has plenty of Championship experience following his time with Leeds, where he clocked up 130 second-tier appearances. He would be the perfect replacement for Fredericks, as he is renowned for being just as attacking as he is defensive.
Despite having two years remaining on a contract the Daily Star claim is worth £25,000 a week, West Ham will be looking to sell the defender and Fulham should seriously consider a move.
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