Fulham had a busy transfer deadline day’s signings this summer under Marco Silva.
London’s oldest professional football club completed a loan for Leeds winger Dan James after a busy deadline day for the team, which also saw the loan of Paris St. Germain left-back Layvin Kurzawa and the permanent signings of Willian and Carlos Vinicius.
James, a Wales international, is looking for consistent first-team action before the 2022 World Cup, which starts in November.
James felt he would not get the playing time he desired if he signed with Antonio Conte’s team, despite the fact that three other Premier League clubs, including Tottenham, were interested in the 22-year-old.
Willian
On Thursday, Willian, a former winger for Chelsea and Arsenal, also finished moving to Craven Cottage.
Since ending his contract with Corinthians amicably two weeks ago, the winger has been working out with the first-team group.
Kurzawa and Vinicius in
The 29-year-old French international Kurzawa has joined Silva’s team on a season-long loan from PSG, and Vinicius, a former Tottenham striker, transferred from Benfica for an undisclosed fee.
Gazzaniga, Kongolo out
Additionally, Fulham loaned out defender Terence Kongolo to Ligue 2 team Le Havre and backup goalkeeper Gazzaniga to La Liga team Girona for the remainder of the season.