Fulham and Nottingham Forest have both made approaches for Fluminense midfielder André, according to the player himself.
That was revealed by the 21-year-old in an interview he gave to 3 Na Área this week.
André was asked about the offers he had to leave Fluminense in January, and had no problem in talking about the way he refused moves to Fulham and Nottingham Forest.
“I already mentioned it in another interview. This team that Danilo went to, Fulham also approached. But I already had a sort of agreement with the president, largely because of Diniz too, it’s worth mentioning, he wanted to keep the base for this year,” André told 3 Na Área.
“I was living a moment where my wife was in the final stages of her pregnancy, in November, December, my son was due in January, and I chose to stay here too. It was the big reason why it didn’t advance any conversation. We can’t avoid a proposal, so it happened, but from the beginning we already knew that the base of last year, we would continue for this year, for us to aim for big things.”
Regarding the dream of moving to the Premier League, André even mentioned a couple of midfielders he admires there.
“Oh yes, absolutely. I think it’s everybody’s dream. I’m still 21 years old, I think that today the best possible example is Bruno Guimarães, I think he left at 24, if I’m not mistaken. He’s a player I’m a fan of. He went to Lyon, after Lyon took a step towards the Premier League. So he’s a great example, a great player that I’m a big fan of, I think he carries that Newcastle team on his back.”
In a recent interview, Fluminense manager Fernando Diniz highly praised André, claiming he should be worth between €20m and €30m. In fact, he doesn’t sound wrong, because when Fulham’s bid was first reported, it was claimed the Whites had offered €20m for his transfer.
Now it’s a matter of waiting and seeing if the Whites and Reds will be back for him in the summer.
