Fulham have made an attempt to sign Fluminense midfielder André, according to claims from Brazil.
The offer was first revealed by journalist Jorge Nicola, who claims that the Whites put €20m on the table to sign the youngster.
Fulham’s idea was to land him on loan with an obligatory purchase. Then there’d be some short-term instalments for the payment to be made until 2024.
It’s said there was hurry from the Whites to make the deal happen this week. That’s why they also offered Fluminense a percentage of a future move, and the player would earn five times more in England.
But the Tricolor are focused on keeping André, and the bid was turned down, as president Mario Bittencourt has been claiming they want to hold him until 2024.
It turns out that after Nicola’s report, Globo Esporte also came up with a story. They claim they ‘confirmed’ with people close to the player that Fulham made contact, willing to pay €20m.
They say that ‘would not be for now’, since the Whites can’t afford such a transfer in January because of Financial Fair Play. They don’t make it clear whether the move wouldn’t happen now, or if they’d try to leave the payment for later, as in that first story.
Either way, it’s once again said Fluminense state that André is not for sale, and Marco Silva’s side should come for him at another time.
