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Forward/Winger
Sidiki Cherif |
| Position |
Forward/Winger
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| P.O.B. |
Conakry, Guinea |
| D.O.B |
15:12:06 |
| Height |
6' 01 |
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Fulham have joined Crystal Palace in the race to sign Angers SCO’s Sidiki Chérif in the winter market.
That’s according to TRT Spor journalist Doruk Tecimer. He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to cover Fulham, Crystal Palace and Fenerbahçe’s interest in the striker.
Crystal Palace have already made advances to try and sign the 19-year-old earlier in this window.
On January 17th, Ouest-France stated Angers rejected the €20m bid submitted by Oliver Glasner’s side. Last weekend, L’Equipe reported the Eagles are stepping up their efforts to try and sign him.
Since then, Wrexham and the Turkish club have joined the chase for the frontman. There has been a late twist in this case as Tecimer reports Fulham have entered the race to sign the Frenchman.
Marco Silva’s side have been looking for a new striker in this window. Ricardo Pepi has been their main target, but Fulham haven’t found an agreement with PSV Eindhoven yet.
This could be the reason why Fulham have joined Crystal Palace and Fenerbahçe to sign Chérif.
According to the journalist, the Istanbul club have an agreement in principle with Chérif and have to agree terms with Angers. He claims the Ligue 1 side are demanding €25m for the player. There’s no mention whether Fenerbahçe are willing to meet their request.
At the weekend, Chérif picked up an injury in his side’s 0-0 draw against Paris FC. Two days ago, the French media reported he will undergo an MRI to find out the extent of damage.
On Thursday, Ouest-France reported the Fulham and Crystal Palace target hasn’t returned to training since the injury setback. The same source indicated he’s unlikely to be fit on time for the weekend clash.
Silva and his side have to take this into account if they wish to get ahead of Fenerbahçe.
The Frenchman has scored four goals from 20 matches this season.