Last September, Fulham signed Samuel Chukwueze from AC Milan on loan with an option to buy.
The Serie A side signed the winger from Villarreal in July 2023, but he didn’t get enough game time in Italy. He totalled 2,692 minutes from 70 matches in two seasons at the San Siro.
Therefore, Milan let him join Fulham on a season-long loan deal. Marco Silva has handed him 1,057 minutes from 22 matches, and Chukwueze has scored three goals and contributed four assists.
His Premier League stats this season are as follows:
Appearances: 20
Starts: 8
Total minutes played: 938
Minutes per game: 47
Goals: 3
Assists: 4
Expected Goals: 2.06
Expected Assists: 3.27
Big chances created: 4
Last November, Sport Witness covered claims from Italy that there’s belief Fulham will buy the 26-year-old in the summer.
On March 24th, Gazzetta dello Sport reported Fulham informed the Rossoneri of their desire to exercise the €24m purchase clause. The London club took this step to avoid any competition from other Premier League sides.
Fulham change stance
Fast forward to end of April and Wednesday’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport provides a new twist in this case.
The newspaper covers Samuel Chukwueze in a report focusing on those Milan players who are currently out on loan.
As of now, the Nigeria international’s €24m buyout clause is ‘deemed excessive’ by the Premier League side.
That’s probably because he has had ups and downs since moving to the English capital.
That doesn’t mean Fulham have no intention of retaining him after this season. In fact, the English club want to buy him as Gazzetta points out their discussions are ongoing with Massimiliano Allegri’s side.
Fulham seem to looking for a discount from Milan, but there’s no mention of the fee they are willing to pay. What seems certain is that Fulham won’t offer €24m for the attacker, at least if they don’t have to.
Contract, value and agent info
Samuel Chukwueze’s contract expires in 2028 and is valued at €15m by Transfermarkt.
His highest value was €30m in June 2019, when he was at Villarreal. The current Fulham player is represented by InterLex Sport.