Fulham ‘consider Abdoulaye Doucoure transfer bid with Everton willing to let midfielder leave in January’

FULHAM are reportedly lining up a bid to bring Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure to Craven Cottage in the January transfer window.

The 30-year-old Mali international has started just two Premier League matches for the the Toffees so far this season.

That is despite Frank Lampard's side struggling at the bottom of the table.

According to , Everton are now willing to let him depart on a permanent transfer.

Doucoure has just six months left on his existing deal, so a loan is not believed to be on the cards.

But they will listen to offers, with Fulham reportedly keen to secure him ahead of interest from Turkey and the Middle East.

The Cottagers are said to have held discussions about a deal.

Doucoure who could see his contract extended by a further 12 months if Everton wish to trigger the clause, arrived from Watford for £22million in 2020.

Prior to the move, he did spend some time playing for the Hornets under current Fulham boss Marco Silva.

Since coming to Goodison Park, he has contributed five goals and seven assists in 79 appearances.

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He came on in the 58th minute of the 4-1 defeat to Brighton on Tuesday evening.

Lampard opted to line up with a midfield trio of Tom Davies, Idrissa Gueye and Alex Iwobi.

Everton currently sit 18th in the Premier League table and have not won in seven games in all competitions.

Contrastingly, Fulham are flying high in seventh, winning their last three matches.