Wolfsburg defender Kevin Mbabu is not set to fly to England to complete a move to Fulham despite reports to the contrary.
That’s according to BILD, who say the potential transfer is currently ‘stuck’ over negotiations about his wages.
A report earlier today from Sky Germany, relayed by Fussball Transfers, had hinted that Mbabu was due in England in the next 24-48 hours to finalise a move to Fulham.
The suggestion was that a deal with Wolfsburg was in the final stages, but BILD follow that up and insist it is not the case.
According to their information, Mbabu’s ‘island escape’ is currently ‘stuck’ despite the fact he has submitted a transfer request to the German club.
He would prefer to ‘flee’ to England this summer, a year before his contract comes to an end next summer.
He can leave for a fee of €5-8m as he is no longer in Niko Kovac’s plans, but while there have been weeks of talks about a move to Fulham, it is not progressing.
While Marco Silva’s side ‘would be willing to pay’ the required fee and Mbabu can imagine making the move, as well as living in a ‘tempting cosmopolitan city’ like London.
He isn’t on the plane there yet, though, and remains ‘sweating in VfL training’ for the time being.
That’s because he’s yet to reach an agreement over the contract he’d have at Fulham, who don’t want to pay him the €3m a year he is currently demanding, which is what he currently earns at Wolfsburg.
Hertha Berlin are also interested, but the overall package is too high for them as well, so a move elsewhere in the Bundesliga is also not moving forwards.
Thus, any talk of an imminent flight to Fulham appear wide of the mark, at least until the two parties can agree on his potential wages.
