Fulham’s interest in PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi is no surprise, as the forward has “incredible goal instincts”.
That’s the opinion of journalist Wim Kieft. His comments on the Fulham target from the KieftJansenEgmondGijp podcast have been relayed by Voetbal Primeur.
Ricardo Pepi’s goalscoring ability
Ricard Pepi has continue to impress in the Netherlands since being close to joining Fulham in the January transfer window. Last weekend saw him find the net for the fourth consecutive time in the league.
His goal against Go Ahead Eagles took him to 15 in the league this season and 18 in all competitions. That’s despite playing just 1616 minutes this season due to injury problems. He’s played in less than 50% of the available minutes in the Eredivisie.
He has already matched his tally from last season, when he had 18 goals in 29 games in all competitions and 1132 minutes of action.
The 23-year-old appears destined for a big summer move as a result. Fulham, of course, tried to get a deal done in January. They continued negotiating after the window closed, before PSV pulled the plug as the clubs couldn’t reach an agreement.
Summer transfer likely
It now remains to be seen if they return for a third attempt. Kief, clearly, thinks that they will.
“He is a class above Ueda,” he said.
“That is simply true; that guy has an incredible goal-scoring instinct. So, I don’t find it strange at all that they (Fulham) see that too.” Asked if he thinks that Pepi would prove himself at Craven Cottage, Kieft agreed.
“I think so,” he added.
“He scored them at FC Groningen too. That boy has a good shot, is good at heading, and has a very good sense of positioning.”
Eyes will be on Fulham to see what they do next. After two failed attempts, perhaps they will turn their attention elsewhere. That would be a mistake, at least as far as Kieft is concerned.
