Fulham are set to sign OGC Nice midfielder Jean-Michaël Seri in a club-record £35m deal.
The midfielder had reportedly been attracting interest from Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United, though is set to move to Craven Cottage after the West London outfit activated his £35m release clause.
Seri, who could line up in central midfield for the Cottagers alongside captain Tom Cairney, will be viewed as huge coup, and equally could represent Fulham’s sole acquisition in an immensely inflated transfer market.
Seri had been expected to move to one of the Premier League’s leading clubs, and therefore Slavisa Jokanokivc will be unquestionably delighted to be bringing a player of Seri’s calibre to the club.
If Fulham are able to retain the services of star players Ryan Sessegnon and Cairney, alongside adding quality in the form of players such as Seri, though could be set to truly compete for a place in the 2019/2020 season, though for now the world will unquestionably be shocked at this £35m outlay from a newly promoted team: a high risk strategy, though if Seri performs and stays injury free, it could be a masterstroke from the Fulham hierarchy.
