fulham PSV Eindhoven have made several attempts to sign Ricardo Pepi this calendar year.
The Premier League team fielded several offers from PSV in the winter market, but entertained all of them for different reasons.
Fulham nevertheless did not give up and made solid progress in securing his services in recent weeks. Their plan was to agree a deal with the Dutch club for the striker's arrival in the summer.
On March 17, Game Witness Covered claims from Netherlands Fulham and PSV reached agreement on a deal worth €40 million.
The 23-year-old player traveled to London to undergo a medical with Fulham and then returned to his club. Despite all this, the operation failed on one major aspect.
Marco Silva's side wanted to cancel the deal if Pepi suffered a serious injury this season. The Dutch club did not agree to this and the deal fell through. PSV technical director Ernest Stewart insists on Fulham transfer can still pass.
After the Eredivisie side clinched the title earlier this month the american said That may continue beyond this season.
The issues are not just between PSV and Fulham
Journalist Jeroen Kapteijns covers PSV Eindhoven for De Telegraaf and reports on another important factor in the operation. He discusses the case for the newspaper and psv inside Has released his comments.
The Dutch club were unhappy that Ricardo Pepi's transfer did not go through in favor of Marco Silva.
“They thought it was a real shame that the Pepy deal fell through, because then they would have got that money straight away, €40m or so, at an early stage,” He said.
"And they already have something else in mind; they could have done it right away. Now they have to wait until a big transfer happens before they can move forward with some things again."
Another De Telegraaf journalist, Mike Verweij, insists that Fulham could return again in the next window.
While reacting to that, his colleague revealed that there were some issues between Pepi and the London club as well.
"I wouldn't completely rule it out, if it wasn't for the fact that there were some issues between Pepi and Fulham that weren't going so well, or whether Pepi would want to go that route now, I don't know," Coptijns explained.
Our opinion: Summer deal more challenging for Fulham
If Fulham are to make a return for Ricardo Pepi, they will have to convince not only PSV but also the player himself.
It is unclear what issues the American had with the London club. Either way, Fulham now have to sort this out and also reach a new agreement with the Dutch club. The task of prospective signatures became more complex.
