Fulham have joined the race for AS Roma defender Roger Ibanez, according to reports from Italy.
Outlet Roma Giallorossa today highlights that club chief Tiago Pinto is aware the Whites are keen on the player, and the negotiation is ‘soon to start’.
There are no big advancements from Fulham for now, with the report claiming there was just an ‘expression of the interest’, and that could evolve in the ‘next few days’.
Ibanez has been frequently linked to Premier League clubs, and that’s also highlighted by the report, which names Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United in the race for the defender.
For now, Roma Giallorossa don’t seem to know how much Fulham would like to pay for the centre-back, and don’t reveal how much Roma would demand for him either.
It turns out that reports from the same outlet had already claimed that Roma were demanding between €30m and €35m for the player. The problem is that the interested clubs haven’t been keen on spending that much, with Tottenham only willing to pay €20m. So let’s wait and see how Fulham will move for this signing.
