PSV Eindhoven's Ricardo Pepi is keen to join Premier League side Fulham in the summer.
is according to eindhovens dagbladWho covers the latest on Fulham's ongoing attempts to sign a striker.
Marco Silva's team has been chasing the 23-year-old player for a long time. They tried to sign him last summer and even in the winter market, but PSV rejected his approach.
In January, PSV general manager Marcel Brands said The London club offered €25m for the American.
Last month, PSV technical director ernie stewart said Fulham returned with an improved bid at the end of the winter market. However, the Dutch club rejected this due to lack of sufficient time to find a suitable replacement.
Fulham did not release Pepi
The English club have no plans to end their pursuit of Pepi and will make a fresh attempt to sign him in the summer.
On 13 February, Game Witness broadcast news Fulham have made it clear they are ready to make a big move.
ED will now look into that and cover the latest. According to the newspaper it's peppy 'I'm keen to join Fulham and it's likely to happen'That means this time the transfer will happen.
The Premier League team has been close to concluding a deal with PSV for several weeks. However, both the clubs are still not able to know the final amount for the transfer of the player.
Pepi hasn't completed his medical with Fulham, and until then, ED warns 'The threat is linked to PSV'. In other words, if the American suffers a serious setback, the Dutch club could risk losing a fee close to €40m, which could prevent him from changing clubs.
Our opinion: Fulham's action makes immediate sense
Marco Silva now has Raul Jimenez, Rodrigo Muniz and 18-year-old Jonah Cusi-Assare as three strikers.
Kusi-Asare and Muniz have played 103 and 666 minutes respectively this season. The Brazilian has struggled with injuries, which have limited his minutes and affected his form.
Jimenez, who will turn 35 in May, has been leading Fulham's attack but his contract expires in June.
Therefore, it makes sense for Fulham to continue working on the Pepi operation before the transfer window opens again.
The PSV player is represented by SXI Agents, and is by far their most valuable client.
