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Fulham Transfer News 2024 Analysis and Overview

Fulham is one of the most prominent clubs in the top tier of English football, the Premier League. Founded in 1879, the club has been a part of the footballing ecosystem in England across various levels before finding its feet at the top division and becoming a mainstay since 2022. 

Over the years, Fulham has scouted and fielded some top, top talents who have gone on to play for the bigger teams in the League. Whilst the club itself has seen some success throughout its history, its recent progress along with a well-set-up way of functioning means that Fulham makes for one of the most promising football teams in the world at the moment. 

According to Forbes, Fulham comes in at a respectable 24th position among the world’s most valuable football teams. Additionally, the club is said to have recorded a gross revenue of £182.3million ($230.4m) in 2023, which is a sure-shot proof of the club’s growing stature. Whilst the team has become a decent side in the Premier League, they are making gradual moves and developments toward becoming a top-10 team and going on to challenge for a European spot as well.

Fulham Transfers Club Performance History

For the most part, Fulham started their journey playing in the regional Southern League prior to the formation of the English First Division. Having found minor success in these times, the club was a contender for becoming a shoo-in for the First Division. That said, the club spent most of its years on the outside of the top flight, with some disappointing seasons seeing them doomed to the depths of English football. 

After years in and out of the top flight, the club failed to be a part of the Premier League following its inception in 1992. That said, the club managed to break into the top promotion at the turn of the century in 2001, and in the late 2010s found a fair amount of success in the League before going on to challenge for a Europa League, narrowly losing out to Atletico Madrid in the final. That said, the late 2010s brought new ownership and once again saw the club drop in and out of the Premier League before finally managing to get a stable footing in the league in 2022. 

In their first season back, the club finished at a respectable 10th, before falling to 13th in 2023-2024. Despite their obvious shortcomings, recent Fulham sides have shown a bit of quality and technical ability that puts them well above the middle-of-the-pack sides and on rare occasions, pull off the odd upset against one of the League’s top dogs. All things considered, the club has started well in the new season, with signs of life and potential contention for European spots on the cards.

Fulham Transfer 2024 Challenges & criticisms

For the most part, Fulham is a team that has been known to be forced into parting ways with top talent in order to keep themselves afloat. During their time in the Premier League, the club has let go of many talented players who have gone on to achieve great things with bigger sides. That said, Fulham has somehow managed to keep bringing in new and adequate talent that has gone on to do a good job for them and earn a big move in the process. 

Recent seasons have seen The Cottagers slightly struggle owing to their squad consisting mainly of older players coming to the end of their careers. As such, there seemed to be a certain focus on bringing in players that were more to help them in the short term, rather than young talents that could be honed into special players. That said, under the stewardship of Marco Silva, this has started to change with the club now investing in younger talents and decreasing the average age of the squad significantly. 

In recent years, Fulham have started away from trying to uncover hidden gems and hoping to turn them into superstars. Rather, their recruitment has been more focused on finding young and hungry players who are ready and willing to prove themselves in the League. Thus, the recruitment in their latest transfer window has yielded them two out of five of the most expensive transfers in the club’s history. 

Fulham Transfer Strategy and Philosophy

All things considered, Fulham’s transfer philosophy has been very straightforward from the get-go. Owing to its capable scouting system, the club has managed to recruit talents from across Europe and the rest of the world and implement them in its system.

Whilst some of their players have moved on to the Premier League and other teams across the globe, Fulham has continued to bring in new talent to replace them and continue playing with the same level of consistency or better. Notably, Fulham has also managed to bring in a number of English talent over the years, showing their ability to identify and integrate homegrown talent as well.

Most Expensive Fulham Transfers

By and large, Fulham is not a club that looks to spend big money on signings but rather focuses on identifying targets that they can acquire for a suitable fee, without having to pay over the odds. As such it will be surprising to many tha the club’s record signings have all been under €32 million. With that said, let’s take a look at some of the club’s most expensive transfers.

Coming in at #1 is former Arsenal starlet Emile Smith-Rowe, secured for a nifty €31.80m in the 2024-2025 summer window. The second name on the list is Jean Michaël Seri acquired from OGC Nice for €30.00 million in 2018-2019. Next on the list is another new signee in Joachim Andersen, signed from Crystal Palace for €29.50m. 

Other names on the list include Alex Iwobi from Everton secured for €25.70m last season whilst João Palhinha was brought in from Sporting CP for €24.90m in 2022. Notably, Palhinha is one of the club’s record departures as well, picked up by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich for €51.00m in the summer. 

Fulham Transfer New Signings 2024/25

As mentioned previously, some of Fulham’s most expensive transfers have taken place in the 2024-2025 summer window which saw the arrival of some known quantities and some up-and-coming talents. During the window, the club splurged €91.55m on transfers which has yielded them decent results in the Premier League this season. 

Up first is the aforementioned Emile Smith-Rowe, brought in for a reasonable €31.80m from Arsenal. Alongside him, Fulham brought in Joachim Andersen from Crystal Palace for €29.50m for his second stint at Craven Cottage. Another one of their notable signings includes Sander Berge secured from Burnley for €23.55m. 

Further, the likes of Jorge Cuenca, Ryan Sessegnon, and Reiss Nelson were brought in from Villareal, Tottenham, and Arsenal respectively. Whilst Cuenca was secured for €6.70m, Sessegnon was a free signing and Nelson arrived on loan without an option to buy. 

Fulham Transfers All Outgoing 2024/25

Naturally, Fulham also had a lot to do in terms of making room for their new signings and moving on players who had lost their place in the team or needed to be moved on. As such there was a lot of work to be done and the manager seems to be content with what he has ended up with. 

For one, João Palhinha was allowed to leave for Bayern Munich and fetched the club a sizeable €51.00m. The next one out was Jay Stansfield who departed to Birmingham for  €17.80m. At the same time, Tosin Adarabioyo, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Kevin Mbabu, Willian, Marek Rodák, and Tim Ream all departed on free transfers. 

Top Signings for Fulham in 2024/25

All things considered, it is still quite early in the season with a lot of games yet to be played. That said, Fulham currently sits in 10th place and has been a bit of a mixed bag for the most part. Despite a few impressive wins, their uncharacteristic loss to Wolves showed that the team is yet to find their chemistry and gel together. 

Whilst the likes of Smith-Rowe, Andersen, Berge, and Reiss Nelson have become regular starters in the team, Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon have been mostly utilized as fringe players and brought in much more sparingly. 

Worst Signings for Fulham in 2024/25

By all means, Fulham is doing fairly decently in the Premier League with some of their new arrivals playing a big role in the club’s limited successes so far. That said, they have managed to link up well with some of the previous arrivals, who have grown into the team over the past season, making for a very capable team overall.

Whilst it is still early doors and a lot of games are still to be played, there is good energy around Craven Cottage and some good football on display. If things continue in an upward trajectory, the team could be well on course for matching its record-highest league standing of seventh place.

Fulham transfer Spend Till Now

As mentioned previously, it was a busy summer transfer window for Fulham with a number of new signings and departures.  in terms of expenditure, the club shelling out €91.55m in transfer fees while managing to recoup €68.80m, making for their highest-ever incoming, exceeding that of last season by a fair bit.

With that said, it remains to be seen whether these numbers see any change during the January transfer window with incomings or players being sold or sent out on loan.