Fulham set to pip Wolves to Portuguese midfielder

Newly-promoted Fulham are set to pip Wolverhampton Wanderers to the signing of Palhinha, regardless of reported curiosity from Manchester United, in accordance with the entrance web page of Portuguese outlet A Bola.

A defensive midfielder by commerce, the Portuguese worldwide racked up 27 appearances within the Primeira Liga this season, grabbing three objectives within the course of. Having been linked with Manchester Metropolis and United, it appears as if that curiosity has cooled within the time since, and it has as a substitute left Fulham and Wolves to battle it out for his signature.

And, as per stories from Portugal, it’s Fulham which have jumped forward within the queue for the 26-year-old with the Cottagers simply ‘one step away’ from finishing a deal for the midfielder, with an imminent settlement between the 2 golf equipment.

It’s thought that any deal would set the brand new Premier League membership again round 20m euros after bonuses have been included, with Palhinha set to signal a 4 12 months deal within the capital.

Neves’ future up within the air

A part of the explanation for an settlement between Fulham and Sporting is the unclear way forward for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, who has two years left to run on his Wolves contract and is now coming into the prime of his profession.

Ruben Neves might properly transfer on this summer time ought to a suggestion are available in (Photograph by Naomi Baker/Getty Photos). 

Neves, usually linked with Manchester United and Arsenal, has racked up 142 appearances in Black and Gold underneath Nuno Espirito Santo and Bruno Lage throughout his 4 seasons within the high flight.

Nonetheless, a transfer to Arsenal appears off the playing cards, with the Gunners having opted for Youri Tielemans this summer time as a substitute of the Wolves man, whereas Manchester United appear eager on Frenkie de Jong, although whether or not such a deal is possible stays to be seen.

Ought to it not, they could as soon as once more transfer for Neves.

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Championship desk

#	Staff	MP	D	P
1	Fulham FC	46	63	90
2	AFC Bournemouth	46	35	88
3	Huddersfield City	46	17	82
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton City	46	8	75
7	Middlesbrough FC	46	9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	9	69
9	Millwall FC	46	8	69
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66
12	Coventry Metropolis	46	1	64
13	Preston North Finish	46	-4	64
14	Stoke Metropolis	46	5	62
15	Swansea Metropolis	46	-10	61
16	Blackpool	46	-4	60
17	Bristol Metropolis	46	-15	55
18	Cardiff Metropolis	46	-18	53
19	Hull Metropolis	46	-13	51
20	Birmingham Metropolis	46	-25	47
21	Studying FC	46	-33	41
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37
23	Derby County	46	-8	34
24	Barnsley	46	-40	30

Participant	Staff	Objectives
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Staff	Purple Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Staff	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6