Over the course of the January transfer period, it was clear that Marco Silva wanted a new midfielder in his squad, and he eventually got one in Sasa Lukic.
The Serbian midfielder was contracted to Torino in Italy, where he had played for six and a half years after arriving from Partizan Belgrade for €1.7m.
He did spend a year on loan at Levante in Spain, but Fulham were impressed with what he had done recently, and decided to spend €9.1m on him.
He has since made just the one appearance under Marco Silva, in a one minute cameo against Nottingham Forest, although we can all expect that to increase as the season goes on.
Either way, the decision to sell him raised a few eyebrows, including those of former Torino midfielder Patrizio Sala, who spoke to Toro.it about the transfer when asked about it.
“This is another important factor. I wouldn’t have let him go, but if there are two parties who no longer get along, it’s not a problem to lose him.”
Prior to his move to Fulham, the midfielder had also been heavily linked to Leeds, although they never took the step of putting a bid forward, which the Craven Cottage side eventually did, and will hopefully end up reaping the benefits.
