Monterrey have made an initial approach to sign Fulham forward Carlos Vinicius, according to a report running on Sky Sports News.

The Mexican outfit have watched the Brazilian striker over the past few months but will need to see off interest from a couple of unnamed Spanish sides in order to secure the 28 year-old’s signature. Vinicius, who has scored seven goals in 48 games for Fulham, has only featured as a bit-part player for Marco Silva this season despite the summer departure of Aleksandar Mitrovic for Saudi Arabia.

The former Tottenham striker, who famously scored the winning goal when the Whites beat Chelsea last January, has another two years to run on his Craven Cottage contract. It remains to be seen whether the Cottagers will be willing to sell this winter – even though Silva has made the signing of a new striker a priority for the forthcoming transfer window.