Rayo Vallecano are holding talks with Fulham over a possible deal to take the centre half back to Spain after he expressed a desire to leave Craven Cottage.
The 25 year-old only moved to London last summer in a £6.7m deal from Villarreal but the cultured defender only made twelve appearances in his first season in England and is keen to play first-team football. The former Barcelona defender has long been admired by Vallecano, who tried to sign the former Spanish under-21 international twice previously without success, and Los Franjirrojos have proposed a loan with an option to buy.
Reports from Madrid suggest that Fulham are only interested in a permanent transfer and that negotiations between the two clubs are underway. Cuenca has struggled for game time due to Fulham’s decision to sign Joachim Andersen in August and Marco Silva’s pairing of the Danish international with Calvin Bassey at the heart of the defence. The Madrid-born centre back’s contract runs until 2028, with Fulham holding a further twelve-month extension option, and Fulham would be looking for a substantial fee to sanction a sale.
This guy looks a good player but Silva is stubborn sometimes in who plays where, Cuenca can play Left Back which is why I thought Silva brought him because of his versatility that would push Sess up to midfield where he prefers to play so maybe keep him as cover,if Jedi is not back in time for the start of the season give this guy a go also Castagne is recovering from surgery
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He looks good Bassey keeping him out at CB agree with above should of got games at left back with Sessegon playing further forward . Nothing to do with Andersen he’s right sided been keeping Diop out.keep him unless we make profit he’s a good player
Jorge Cuenca wants regular playing time and Silva is not giving him that, so sell him. It’s obvious Silva doesn’t rate or trust him and prefers to play out of form Andersen or injured Robinson instead of him.
Been really impressed by him. He had a really good game at Liverpool and home to Man City. Also was good in the cup games. Would hate to see him go as he would be cover for Bassey and Robinson if they were injured. Deserves more game time
He’s a good player, do not sell him
I wouldn’t say Silva doesn’t trust him, he is decent and will improve next season, if Robinson is sold then I can see Bassey move to the left and Cuenca partnering Joachim
I thought he would develop into a regular first team player. Great pity that we will lose him.
I hope he stays. He looks a good fit with the rest of the squad, but has also looked solid in the few occasions he’s been called on.
I think Jorge was unlucky, as Bassey was a beast last season and avoided injury for the bulk of it, which limited Jorge’s chances.
If we lost Bassey for whatever reason, I’d take Cuenca as first choice CB.
Like Lukic’s first season, I don’t think we’ve yet seen the full range of Cuenca’s ability.