Crystal Palace are planning an audacious bid to sign Fulham midfielder Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa from under the noses of Napoli, according to the Sun.
The Cameroonian international has starred for Gli Azzurri in Serie A since making the loan move from Craven Cottage in August. The 25 year-old has made thirteen appearances for Luciano Spalletti’s side table-toppers, who have an option to buy for around £15m written into their loan agreement with Fulham.
Palace boss Patrick Vieira, a longstanding admirer of Anguissa, was disappointed to miss on the powerful midfielder when he made it clear he wanted to leave the Whites at the start of the season. Vieira is hoping to persuade the Eagles hierarchy to finance a big-money push for the former Marseilles man in the summer. The Sun suggests that Fulham could be looking for around £20m after Anguissa signed a new deal before leaving for Italy, although Napoli have already indicated their willingness to conclude a permanent deal of their own.
I’m not sure how we can demand more than 15mill if that’s the price we’ve agreed with Napoli? I get he could turn down Napoli but surely we’ve essentially set our limit publicly as 15mill? File this one under Lazy Link
No, other clubs don’t have the 15 option only Napoli. Another club would have to offer more.
No club would offer more as Fulham have made it clear to Napoli that a 15 mill bid is what they will sell him for. Why would a club offer more if Fulham have said that they’ll accept 15 mill?
15million is with Napoli but if Palace offered more snd he wanted to go to Palace then a sale at a higher price could take place
What you both seem to be missing is why would anyone offer more. You dont go into tesco and see that they want 50p for a chocolate bar, only to then offer 55p, you know their price……. you only offer more for a player if the other team says no. With Fulham already saying yes for 15 mill then why would palace go higher?
Other clubs will offer more both to Fulham and to Anguissa. If he is looking for the biggest pay day then that will surely be in the Premier League unless PSG come calling. If he is happy at Napoli then £15m will be the price. There again he might fancy playing for Marco Silva in the Prem with Fulham. Who knows. I would like him to return to Fulham but it is down to the man himself.