Liverpool and West Ham in Fabio Carvalho transfer blow as Fulham refuse to sell 18-year-old despite deal running down
FABIO CARVALHO is going nowhere this month in a blow to Liverpool and West Ham.
The two Premier League top four sides have been chasing the highly-rated winger who is out of contract at the end of the season.
But Championship Fulham are digging in and will steadfastly reject any firm bids for their latest teenage star.
That is even though they could end up losing him in the summer.
Carvalho, 18, has attracted interest from the top flight big guns.
He has had a run of exciting displays in Fulham’s pursuit of promotion immediately back to the Premier League.
A source told SunSport: “Promotion back to the Premier League must be worth around £170 million to Fulham.
"No amount of money they could get for Fabio would be worth that if they sell him now.”
Boss Marco Silva and the club are desperately trying to persuade him to sign a new long term deal and continue his footballing education at Craven Cottage.
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Liverpool and The Hammers have been heavily linked with a move for Carvalho in recent weeks as they bid to pep up their push for Champions League football next season.
Fulham sold rookie midfielder Harvey Elliott to Liverpool last year via a tribunal which brought them a record fee rising to £4.3million eventually.
Carvalho, who has played for England at youth level, would have to go through the same process even if he doesn’t sign a new deal with Fulham and decides to leave as a free agent, because he is under 24.
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