Fulham expect to complete an initial loan deal for Shakhtar Donetsk winger Manor Solomon in the coming days, according to the Athletic’s Peter Rutzler.
The Israeli international has agreed to a 12-month loan at Craven Cottage and will conclude the formalities of his switch in London later today. Solomon is keen to test himself in the Premier League under Marco Silva and has rejected interest from Nice and Olympiacos to sign for the Premier League newcomers – after a FIFA ruling permitting Ukrainian-based foreign players to suspend their contracts until next summer superseded an agreement between Fulham and Shakhtar over a £6m permanent transfer.
Solomon, long considered one of the brightest talents to emerge from Israeli football for many years, was airlifted out of Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The 22 year-old helped Shakhtar win the domestic double in his first campaign with the club and became the youngest Israeli to score in the Champions’ League. Having scored at Manchester City in 2019, Solomon followed that with by grabbing goals against Real Madrid home and away a year later.
Another deal that took an age to resolve. If I understand this he is on loan for a year or longer presumably if hostilities continue? Do we have an option to buy?
Everything I’ve seen suggests he could add value to the squad so happy with that
Quality signing just what we need down our left side or behind mitro
The war in Ukraine has made this deal for Manor Solomon complicated and unusual.
My understanding is that after weeks of talks between Fulham and Shakhtar on a deal and then finally concluding a permanent deal a ruling by FIFA changed all this and instead an agreement had to be put in place for a loan. This is because the situation in Ukraine suspended all players’ contracts until 30 June 2023.
In order for Solomon to move to Fulham, Shakhtar had to have an agreement in place with Solomon before 30 June 2022, therefore as his contract with Shakhtar is suspended until 2023 the only option was a loan deal. As far as a permanent move goes the agreement between Fulham and Shakhtar stands and should be held in good faith, meaning we could still sign him on a permanent deal.
The main point is Manor Solomon said sometime ago he was joining our great club and this was backed up by Yossi Benayoun, this is despite interest from a number of high-profile clubs.
Another great quality signing. COYW.