Pepi Set For Medical At Fulham Before £28.5m Move

Fulham are closing successful connected a £28.5m woody for PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi, who has arrived successful London for a medical.

The 23-year-old was nan taxable of a similar bid successful January, but the Dutch top-flight nine opted to support him until nan summer arsenic they were incapable to find a suitable replacement.

Fulham person now returned to finalise a move for nan United States international, who is expected to motion a statement until 2031 astatine Craven Cottage.

Pepi would subordinate nan Cottagers successful nan summer, pinch striker Raul Jimenez retired of statement astatine nan extremity of nan season.

PSV will person further clip during nan longer summertime transportation model to unafraid a replacement earlier adjacent season.

Pepi is expected to complete nan move aft nan 2026 World Cup, erstwhile he is apt to characteristic for nan USA who, on pinch Canada and Mexico, are co-hosts of nan tournament.

Having started his profession successful his autochthonal Texas, Pepi moved to German nine Augsburg successful 2022, instantly joining FC Groningen connected indebtedness successful nan Netherlands earlier earning a imperishable move to PSV, 1 of nan country's accepted 'big three' clubs.

Pepi has scored 13 goals successful 29 appearances this season, including 3 successful 5 Champions League matches.

Fulham are presently 11th successful nan Premier League table.