Talks are progressing with the club confident of signing the £50,000 Fulham player in January

Fulham They are now close to losing a member Marco SilvaLine-up next January, according to a report, as discussions progress over a potential sale.

Fulham is flying high

Fulham are enjoying an excellent season under Silva, with the team starting 2025 in the top half of the league. Premier LeagueThey can still threaten the European places at the end of the campaign.

The west London side have bounced back from losing both Joao Baleña and Tosin in the summer transfer window, adding quality across the board to improve their squad despite the departure of those key players.

Silva had nothing but praise for his summer signings after the win over Chelsea, a result that saw Fulham go through 10 London derbies unbeaten. “The players who have joined us have settled in really well and the help we have given us has already been great for them.”, The Portuguese coach explained.

“It's been really great progress on our part. The way we're responding.”

However, that good feeling around Craven Cottage may crumble midway through the season.

Fulham is threatened with losing the star maker

This comes at a time when reports in Brazil, reported by Sport Witness, claim this Palmeiras is moving forward in talks over a move to sign Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira In the winter window.

The Fulham man has long been linked with a move away, and has questioned his future Silva refused to rule out a saleDespite his emphasis on his importance to Fulham.

“He is very important for us, and I will not hide that. He is a different player, a player who gives us other things,” he explained, before adding, “This Palmeiras thing is not for a conversation between me and him.”

In fact, Andreas is the main shot-creator for Silva's side, with no other player in the Cottagers' squad, with only Alex Iwobi producing more shot-making moves than the Brazilian, while only Tom Cairney and Reiss Nelson average more per 90 minutes ( They played more than one game.)

There was news about this last week Palmeiras had made a £16m bid for the midfielderThey are willing to increase this amount to approximately £18 million to complete the deal.

Now the player who Silva has previously been praised and described as “outstanding.” Palmeiras are said to be closer than ever to an exit, with new reports claiming that “Palmereis president Leila Pereira is ‘confident about the deal’” and that “negotiations are progressing”, albeit slowly.

It is added that there is no agreement yet between the two sides, but Palmeiras is “optimistic that this process will be completed on the goal line in the next window.”

Any departure would be a huge blow to the Cottagers, who have a chance to participate in European football next season at their current level. However, given Pereira's expressed desire to leave in the future, as well as his current situation £50,000 per week The deal expires in 2026 and Fulham's recent history of replacing key men is still growing, a sale may be the best outcome for the club's long-term future.