Fulham are ready to make a decisive move to sign Trabzonspor’s Chibuike Nwaiwu this summer.
The London club have been pursuing the centre-back for the past few weeks and have made multiple attempts.
Last week, we relayed news of a new bid after Trabzonspor rejected offers of €20m and €28m including bonuses. The Turkish club are demanding €30-35m for the centre-back.
On Monday, Sport Witness covered claims from France that Ipswich Town have a total agreement with Fulham and Issa Diop.
Clear track for Fulham
The Trabzonspor player has already agreed personal terms with the English club and is awaiting a club level agreement.
Issa Diop’s impending exit opens the door for the Nigeria international to join the Premier League side, according to Sabah.
Diop’s sale allows Fulham to remove the ‘biggest obstacle’ to signing Chibuike Nwaiwu.
Álvaro Arbeloa’s side want to replace Diop with the 22-year-old and now have a clear path to close this operation.
Ready to close signing
The Süper Lig side have officially given their player permission to hold talks with Fulham. This has seen them reach an agreement.
With Issa Diop’s sale, Fulham will soon accelerate to finalise the deal for Chibuike Nwaiwu.
The newspaper doesn’t mention any figures and only states Fulham are expecting to bring the negotiations with the Turkish club to the final stage.
Trabzonspor are clear that the Nigerian won’t leave for less than €30m.
With all parties are in favour of his transfer, Fulham will be optimistic of reaching a total agreement.
🇪🇸 César Palacios | 3rd Real Madrid name on transfer wish list
▪️ César Palacios, Gonzalo, Franco Mastantuono
▪️ Arbeloa has good relationship with Florentino Perez
▪️ Real Madrid have record of selling youngsters with buyback clauseshttps://t.co/w77VXuMBfQ #ffc #fulhamfc— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) July 17, 2026
