The Fulham Chronicle
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Mateo Retegui
Fulham asked and Al-Qadisiyah said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market17 Aug 2026
Business is business: Josh King goes
Tottenham paid $17.9M and Fulham took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Bart Verbruggen at that price
Fulham offered $13.9M; Brighton said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market17 Aug 2026
Alex Borto has said yes to Colchester United
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Fulham have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Nestory Irankunda is a medical away from Fulham
The deal with Watford is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Fulham
Joachim Andersen and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Fulham
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Liam Phillips joins the Fulham first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liam Phillips is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Steven Jackson steps up from the Fulham academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Steven Jackson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Boardroom Fulham say no to the training-ground money
- The dugout No hiding place for Tom Wingate
- Squad Calvin Bassey wants to know why he earns less