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Striker
Jhon Cordoba |
| Position |
Striker
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| P.O.B. |
Istmina,
Colombia |
| D.O.B |
11:05:93 |
| Height |
6' 02 |
| Last Club |
Krasnodar
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His Wiki page |
Fulham are exploring a loan move for Krasnodar striker Jhon Cordoba.
Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Everton have been interested in a deal for Cordoba and Fulham have joined the race for the 30-year-old Colombian.
Any deal would include a £7million option to buy Cordoba in the summer.
Cordoba has scored 11 goals in 20 matches for Krasnodar in Russia this season.
Fulham boss Marco Silva wants to boost the firepower in the squad and has made a new striker a priority in the transfer market this month.
Raul Jimenez's form has improved in recent weeks but a lack of goals from their forwards has been an issue for Fulham this season.
Chelsea’s Armando Broja, Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy and Wolfsburg's Jonas Wind have also been sounded out but are either too expensive or reluctant to move to Craven Cottage.
Fulham are considered favourites to sign Cordoba, who wants to move to the Premier League.
But any deal for Cordoba is complicated by the need to complete a transaction with a Russian club.
Cordoba joined Krasnodar from Hertha Berlin seven months before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
This is not the first time Fulham have tried to sign Cordoba.
Former Fulham boss Martin Jol wanted to buy Cordoba in 2013 when he was just 20 years old. But, he was unable to do so because of the regulations surrounding a potential work permit for the youngster. This is not the first time Fulham have tried to sign Cordoba.
Former Fulham boss Martin Jol wanted to buy Cordoba in 2013 when he was just 20 years old. But, he was unable to do so because of the regulations surrounding a potential work permit for the youngster.
The forward did not meet initial requirements for a work permit as he was a Columbia U20 international but Fulham were hoping they could win an appeal on the grounds that he was a special talent.
Fulham were disappointed to learn their application for a permit had been rejected, meaning they missed out on the young forward who was playing for Mexican club Chiapas at the time.
They will be hoping for more success this time around - having registered an interest in the 30-year-old for a second time.
Source Nizaar Kinsella at The Standard/Simon Jones for Mailonline