Fulham are seemingly back in for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Kevin after submitting a new bid, perhaps impacting their summer pursuit of Arsenal’s Reiss Nelson.
Fabrizio Romano reports that Fulham have submitted a new formal offer to sign Brazilian winger Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The bid is reportedly worth €37m plus add-ons, with Shakhtar insisting on a €50m fee for the player. Evidently, there’s still some work to be done to reach a compromise.
Yet the news of a new bid does suggest that Fulham are still hopeful of a positive conclusion, despite recent claims that a deal looked unlikely.
Ryan Taylor had reported for the Mirror last week that Fulham were continuing talks with Arsenal for Reiss Nelson after their initial bid for Kevin was rejected.
Taylor wrote that Kevin wasn’t particularly attracted to joining Fulham, but perhaps Fulham’s second bid indicates they believe otherwise.
Various outlets have reported that Fulham’s offer for Nelson is an initial loan deal. They clearly have the money for a permanent transfer, as evidenced by their move for Kevin, but it’s likely they don’t want to commit a substantial fee for Nelson after his injury problems last season.
Nelson has performed well in very limited minutes for Arsenal during pre-season so far, but with the addition of Noni Madueke to Mikel Arteta’s squad it doesn’t seem as though he’s going to continue to get chances while the window is still open.