Fulham Close in on Permanent Deal for Defender Joachim Andersen
- Fulham’s Marco Silva is nearing a permanent deal for Andersen, worth £30m including add-ons
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Fulham have agreed a fee of £30m, including add-ons, with Crystal Palace for defender Joachim Andersen. Last week, it was reported that the west London side tabled a second offer, worth an initial £25m and an additional £5m in add-ons. They have now upped the offer, and a deal between both sides for the 28-year-old Denmark star has been struck.
Andersen’s centre-back partner Marc Guehi has been a target for Newcastle, who have had multiple bids rejected for the £65m-rated England international. The Magpies are now monitoring Liverpool’s Joe Gomez as a possible alternative.
Joachim Anderson is set to move from Crystal Palace to Fulham for £30million
Marco Silva’s side are closing in on a move for the Dane, who will reinforce the defence
Palace chairman Steve Parish has conceded that it would be unlikely that the club would sell both Andersen and Guehi. ‘I can’t imagine a situation where we would lose both of our centre-backs’, he told the BBC. ‘We have got to sit and think about the right thing to do. If both of them are still here at the end of the window I wouldn’t be surprised.’
Palace remain keen on Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix, and Andersen’s impending departure could accelerate a move for the Frenchman.
Maxence Lacroix is of interest to Crystal Palace, pictured here playing for Wolfsburg
Andersen and Guehi have been at the centre of the defensive structure at Palace for a number of years, with the latter moving to the club the same summer as his team-mate. The Dane played for Fulham on loan from Lyon in the 2020-21 season, before arriving at Selhurst Park.
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