PSV Eindhoven manager Peter Bosz has confirmed Ricardo Pepi has returned to the club, after completing his Fulham medical.
Marco Silva’s side showed serious interest in the American in January and made multiple bids. The Dutch club’s officials had confirmed the offers, and the last one was right before the window closed.
However, PSV refused to sanction a move as there wasn’t sufficient time to find a quality replacement in the winter market.
Fulham didn’t give up and continued to chase the striker, who has scored 13 goals and contributed two assists from 27 matches this season.
Below are his stats per game from the Eredivisie.
Expected Goals per season: 8.30
Big chances created per season: 2
Key passes: 0.6
Shots on target: 1.3
Goal conversion: 23%
Possession lost: 3.7
The Premier League side are fully committed and recently made concrete advances to bring him to London in the summer.
Four days ago, Sport Witness covered claims from the Dutch press that Fulham and PSV have reached an agreement for €40m including bonuses.
On Wednesday, the 23-year-old made a trip to the UK to undergo medical tests with the English club.
Manager confirms Fulham medical
ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS. Ricardo Pepi during the match between Vitesse and FC Groningen at GelreDome. Fulham aren’t giving up on target.
The Eredivisie side face Telstar on Sunday, and Bosz had a pre-match press conference on Friday. Omroep Brabant have relayed his comments on Pepi’s medical with Fulham and his summer move to London.
“He flew there on Wednesday afternoon and spent the entire day on Thursday undergoing the medical,” he said.
The manager says Pepi returned to training on Friday and he’s surprised that development took place at this stage of the season.
“So early on, that’s new to me too. We also have to see how Pepi handles it,” Bosz explained.
The PSV boss is unhappy he won’t be able to manage the frontman beyond this season.
“I enjoy working with him. I would have liked to see what he could have done if he’d stayed fit for a full season. It’s a shame, but this is the Netherlands, this is who we are: we develop players and sell them for a hefty sum,” he added.
Why Fulham would have acted quickly
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 21: Ryan Flamingo, Couhaib Driouech, Dennis Man Ricardo Pepi of PSV during UEFA Champions League League Phase MD3 match between PSV and SSC Napoli
Marco Silva now has Raúl Jiménez, Rodrigo Muniz and 18-year-old Jonah Kusi-Asare as the three strikers at Fulham.
Muniz has picked up two different injuries this season, restricting his minutes and impacting his form, while Kusi-Asare has hardly featured. Meanwhile, the 34-year-old Mexican’s contract expires in June, and his future still needs sorting out.
Therefore, Fulham will need at least one new striker in the summer. A deal for Pepi well in advance allows them to improve a key area.
If Pepi stars at the World Cup, his price can rise further, and an early agreement avoids Fulham from potentially overpaying. That will have been behind the early move here.
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