We did it – we finally found some value in the January transfer window.
Fulham side-stepped what is traditionally a turgid four weeks, with clubs frantically scrapping for short-term fixes to get them to the summer, paying inflated prices in what is a seller's market.
We brought in Oscar Bobb, Manchester City’s highly-rated academy graduate. The 22-year-old winger continues our mission to lower the average age of the squad, while raising the floor of its quality.
The Norway international is a replacement for Adama Traore, who never really fulfilled what was promised when the muscly winger arrived three years ago. His record of just four goals in a shade less than 70 appearances tells its own story as he departed for West Ham.
Bobb was our only incoming – but not for want of trying. Though we agreed a fee for United States striker Ricardo Pepi, PSV were unwilling to sell unless they found a replacement, which ultimately they could not.
We are widely reported to be ready to return for Pepi in the summer, as we view him as the perfect replacement for Raul Jimenez, who is out of contract in June.
Another player in his early twenties, Pepi would continue the "Fulhamerica" connection, which has proved extremely fruitful over the years with American exports like Brian McBride and Clint Dempsey becoming club legends.
Many fans will point to a gap in central midfield, with the Whites yet to replace Andreas Pereira, who left in the summer.
But the emergence of Alex Iwobi, who has moved inside from the wing where we have plenty of depth, means that we can afford to wait until the summer to assess that potential gap.
Our January business was modest, but impactful. If we can get Marco Silva and Harry Wilson to sign new deals, February could be even better.
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