Fulham of England winger, Samuel Chukwueze could be with the team for much longer, and on a full contract ahead of next season, as The Cottagers are ready to pay his parent club, AC Milan of Italy €24m for his transfer this summer.
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Sports247 reports that this marks a very positive development for Chukwueze, who has been on loan at Craven Cottage since the beginning of this year, but had a sell-on clause attached to the deal that brought him in from Milan.
Fortunately, with the Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup gold medalist, alongside Victor Osimhen, having found some of his best football at Fulham, the English Premier League club are eager to buy his contract out from The Rossoneri.
Subsequently, the stage is already set for Chukwueze to settle down fully alongside his national team colleagues, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, at Craven Cottage, where the former Villarreal of Spain left-footed bomber is excelling.
A report by La Gazzetta dello Sport added, “Fulham are ready to keep hold of winger Samu Chukwueze. The Nigeria international is on a season-long loan at Fulham from AC Milan – with an option to buy.
“Fulham have informed AC Milan of their intention to exercise their option to buy Chukwueze. Chukwueze, who joined on loan in January and has impressed in London, so The Cottagers are prepared to pay the €24m stipulated in the agreement.”
Sports247 gathered further that the product of Diamond Football Academy of Umuahia would be elated to learn that top brass at The San Siro already see the money they can get from Fulham as crucial for their plans in the summer window.
