Fulham ‘already negotiating’ for signing – Whites change target and push ahead

On Thursday, Firenze Viola reported Fulham have cooled their interest in Fiorentina’s Igor and have shifted their focus to AS Roma’s Roger Ibañez.

This is echoed by Vocegiallorossa.it, who then provide a fresh update on the English club’s pursuit of the Roma defender.

Despite Igor holding talks with Marco Silva, Fulham have now shifted their focus on his compatriot.

The 24-year-old’s future seems to be away from José Mourinho’s side and this has been made clear for the past few weeks. The report states the Giallorossi have set a €30m asking price and their initial plan was to sell him before June 30th.

Roma general manager Tiago Pinto has raised the necessary funds to balance their books and this puts them in a relatively comfortable position to not accept discounts to sanction the centre-back’s sale.

It’s claimed Fulham are the ‘club most interested’ in Ibañez as he’s their ‘first choice’ target to bolster their defence.

Vocegiallorossa.it add the two clubs are ‘already negotiating’ and there’s belief the South American could move to London on ‘more favourable terms’.