Fulham made attempt to sign Ligue 1 defender, turned away by player himself

Fulham, much like Watford and Wolves, have approached transfer deadline day with a scattergun approach, with an aim to sign a new right-back at some point.

One of their targets, and the one they look most likely to get, was Valencia’s Martin Montoya, but they also approached Monaco’s Almamy Touré, where they weren’t as lucky.

According to L’Equipe, the Cottagers tried to buy out the last year of the Mali international’s contract with the principality club, and while it isn’t explained if they succeeded, it doesn’t really matter.

The French newspaper state the player, wanting to make a ‘qualitative step’ in his career if/when he leaves Monaco, decided to rebuke Fulham’s advances to sign him, and most likely forced Slavisa Jokanovic to turn to the aforementioned Spaniard.

Despite being seen by many as a better option down the right than Djibril Sidibé, the 22-year-old has never managed to full displace the France international, making just 20 league appearances last season for the Ligue 1 club.