Fulham have agreed a deal to buy Raúl Jiménez from Wolves for around £5.5m as they enter final talks with Al-Hilal to sell Aleksandar Mitrovic to the Saudi Pro League club.
Although Mitrovic is poised for a move to the Gulf state, Marco Silva will not be heading there, Fulham’s manager having turned down a €40m (£34.6m) two-year offer from Al-Ahli.
Mitrovic continued to push to join Al-Hilal after Fulham rejected two bids and Fulham moved for Jiménez as they seek to replace the striker. Jiménez is expected to finalise personal terms on Monday.
Mitrovic scored 14 goals in 24 Premier League appearances last season, while Jiménez failed to find the net in 15 appearances, including eight starts. The Mexico striker sustained a serious head injury against Arsenal in November 2020 and has since scored six times in 49 Premier League games, including 38 starts. He scored three Carabao Cup goals last season.
Fulham are also on course to sign a centre-back and have Southampton’s Mohammed Salisu as an option if talks to buy Calvin Bassey from Ajax fall through. Tosin Adarabioyo is expected to leave, with Monaco among the clubs keen on the defender.
Callum Hudson-Odoi remains a target for Fulham. Lazio are in advanced talks to sign the winger from Chelsea, but Fulham will push again for the 22-year-old after Silva committed his future to the club.
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Fulham reopened talks to sell Mitrovic days after Tony Khan, their vice-chair and director of football operations, said the club were “definitely committed to keeping our top stars and doing what it will take” in the face of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to sign players.