Reports from Israel this weekend claim that Fulham have began discussions with Shakhtar Donetsk over turning Manor Solomon’s move to Craven Cottage into a permanent transfer.
Israeli newspaper Ynet says that the Ukrainian club, who are in dispute with FIFA over the terms of compensation for the governing body’s decision to allow players contracted to annul their deals for a year after the Russian invasion, are resigned to selling their star winger to the highest bidder this summer. Fulham had a permanent deal provisionally agreed between themselves and Shakhtar in the summer until the FIFA decision allowed them to take the talented winger on loan until June.
Solomon, whose sensational equaliser against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday night was his third goal in as many games, is keen to stay in SW6 and work under Marco Silva. Fulham are looking to move quickly to wrap up the terms of a permanent transfer as the Israeli international’s performances have attracted interest from a number of other long-standing suitors and are in discussions with both Shakhtar and Solomon’s representatives about both the transfer fee and doubling the 23 year-old’s basic wages.
Let’s hope we don’t regret not buying him outright in the summer. I expect we will now have to pay a lot more.
We have seen what he can do and he will only get better,let’s sign him up and pay the full asking price as someone else will
Yeah totally agree let’s not Penny pinch or dilly dally for this guy as we have in the past we know what a talent he is just pay them the asking price
Manor and willien a must for next season. Dan James will be out the door
Was on the verge to sign Manor for peanuts for 4 years until Fifa stepped in with suspending contracts for Ukraine players for a year. Fulham should have signed him there and then surpassing the loan route.
We were not allowed to sign him then and there and surpass the loan route. FIFA ruled we could only loan him. It was a decision to protect Shaktar. Nobody’s fault except maybe Putin’s.
As well as William and Solomon the most important thing is that we get Marco to sign a new contract.
I agree we need to sign Manor as soon as possible and pay the asking price he is too good to lose so I hope TK gets on and does it as soon as possible.
Unfortunately I think “as soon as possible” is not the way TK works…
When is Marco getting a new contract we don’t want to lose him this should be a priority.