https://x.com/fulhamtransfer/status/2063590395695518168?s=46&t=MQpeKLAIS_cZtCbMzx7__w
Ah no. He is a very good footballer who we never really gave a chance to. Can't blame him for wanting a move.
Good luck to him if it is true, but also sorry to see the guy go.
Sorry to see him go. Good luck Jorge.
Let´s hope this is not the start of a slippery slope. We don´t want to be losing our better players and what with the high possibility of injuries, suspensions and loss of form, I´m sure Jorge would feature quite a bit over the forthcoming season.
I'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
I like Cuenca, will be unhappy with his departure.
Quote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
Surprised he's going with Silva who clearly rated him as number 4 out of 4 central defenders.
Also disappointed to see him go. I rated him and wish he'd had more game time
Shame if he does go but too good a player to be warming the bench every week.
Good luck to him, don't think he ever put a foot wrong when he did play.
Quote from: Friendsoffulham on June 07, 2026, 01:37:03 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
That's more than double. I suppose that's fine because as long as Bassey is playing well, Cuenca won't get much chance to get starts
Quote from: roberto w6 on June 07, 2026, 01:38:32 PMSurprised he's going with Silva who clearly rated him as number 4 out of 4 central defenders.
Also disappointed to see him go. I rated him and wish he'd had more game time
Agreed. Odd Marco takes him when he hardly gave him a chance with us and he wasn't a starter. Perhaps he thinks Portugal will suit Cuencas style more?
Worrying if the club are signing off on sales without a manager or alternatives coming in?
Appreciate things change, but the khan's really need to properly manage this transition. They're not good at it historically and need to do better with proper planning (based on transfer windows and going up and doing the leagues multiple times over five years!).
Quote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:46:45 PMQuote from: Friendsoffulham on June 07, 2026, 01:37:03 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
That's more than double. I suppose that's fine because as long as Bassey is playing well, Cuenca won't get much chance to get starts
I don't want to see him go because he is a real asset, but you can't argue with the finances if true.
Thats at least 11 or 12 million in profit off a backup player. Could see the same scenario happen with Diop.
Quote from: WolverineFFC on June 07, 2026, 02:08:40 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:46:45 PMQuote from: Friendsoffulham on June 07, 2026, 01:37:03 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
That's more than double. I suppose that's fine because as long as Bassey is playing well, Cuenca won't get much chance to get starts
I don't want to see him go because he is a real asset, but you can't argue with the finances if true.
Thats at least 11 or 12 million in profit off a backup player. Could see the same scenario happen with Diop.
We won't make a profit on Diop sadly I wouldn't think- 1 year left on contract, significantly older than Cuenca and we bought him for around 15m and I'd think we would be very lucky to get that for him now. He may well go for a 10m+ offer though
Please Silva take Andersen with you instead?
Canadian boy Luc may get his chance now
Quote from: Dodgin on June 07, 2026, 02:31:43 PMCanadiaDe Fougerolles
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13, Cornelius, Defender
Canadian boy Luc may get his chance now
He's mostly an RCB given he's naturally right footed so less likely to be utilised as the Bassey backup you'd think.
It's more Sam Amissahs side than it is Luc's but his contract is up and being touted by Arsenal
Quote from: jayffc on June 07, 2026, 02:19:34 PMQuote from: WolverineFFC on June 07, 2026, 02:08:40 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:46:45 PMQuote from: Friendsoffulham on June 07, 2026, 01:37:03 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
That's more than double. I suppose that's fine because as long as Bassey is playing well, Cuenca won't get much chance to get starts
I don't want to see him go because he is a real asset, but you can't argue with the finances if true.
Thats at least 11 or 12 million in profit off a backup player. Could see the same scenario happen with Diop.
We won't make a profit on Diop sadly I wouldn't think- 1 year left on contract, significantly older than Cuenca and we bought him for around 15m and I'd think we would be very lucky to get that for him now. He may well go for a 10m+ offer though
Anything over 3 to 4 million would be profit. The exact number who knows since I'm not the club accountant.
I wouldn't expect 15 million either, but 10 or so million seems more than reasonable for a player of his level. It is still a nice amount for your backup players and would add a good amount of profit for the transfer accounts.
I'd rather we try not to weaken the squad before we even have a manager in place.
Quote from: WolverineFFC on June 07, 2026, 02:08:40 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:46:45 PMQuote from: Friendsoffulham on June 07, 2026, 01:37:03 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 01:30:51 PMI'm only good with this if we sold him for a profit
Bought for 5.7M selling for almost 13M
That's more than double. I suppose that's fine because as long as Bassey is playing well, Cuenca won't get much chance to get starts
I don't want to see him go because he is a real asset, but you can't argue with the finances if true.
Thats at least 11 or 12 million in profit off a backup player. Could see the same scenario happen with Diop.
I hope not. ::angry::
Quote from: jayffc on June 07, 2026, 02:34:39 PMQuote from: Dodgin on June 07, 2026, 02:31:43 PMCanadiaDe Fougerolles
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13, Cornelius, Defender
As said before at 5ft11ins he's too small for thar role given Arsenal's tactics at set pieces
Canadian boy Luc may get his chance now
He's mostly an RCB given he's naturally right footed so less likely to be utilised as the Bassey backup you'd think.
It's more Sam Amissahs side than it is Luc's but his contract is up and being touted by Arsenal
Unpopular opinion I'm sure but I'd much rather sell Bassey and keep Cuenca.
We'd get a much higher fee on Bassey I suspect and Cuenca has shown he's more than capable as a starter for us.
Annoying that Marco has not only given us the run around with his new contract but is now looking to poach our players (I also read a rumour he wants Kevin)
Quote from: JimOG on June 07, 2026, 02:59:41 PMQuote from: jayffc on June 07, 2026, 02:34:39 PMQuote from: Dodgin on June 07, 2026, 02:31:43 PMCanadiaDe Fougerolles
Number
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13, Cornelius, Defender
As said before at 5ft11ins he's too small for thar role given Arsenal's tactics at set pieces
Canadian boy Luc may get his chance now
He's mostly an RCB given he's naturally right footed so less likely to be utilised as the Bassey backup you'd think.
It's more Sam Amissahs side than it is Luc's but his contract is up and being touted by Arsenal
Amissah another one who won't learn from former teammates that the grass is not always greener on the other side? The only youth players that seemed to do better after leaving us are Djed Spence and Dan Burn
Quote from: Bal_13 on June 07, 2026, 03:01:35 PMUnpopular opinion I'm sure but I'd much rather sell Bassey and keep Cuenca.
We'd get a much higher fee on Bassey I suspect and Cuenca has shown he's more than capable as a starter for us.
Annoying that Marco has not only given us the run around with his new contract but is now looking to poach our players (I also read a rumour he wants Kevin)
If he wants Kevin then we're going to have to charge at least double what we paid
Quote from: Bal_13 on June 07, 2026, 03:01:35 PMUnpopular opinion I'm sure but I'd much rather sell Bassey and keep Cuenca.
We'd get a much higher fee on Bassey I suspect and Cuenca has shown he's more than capable as a starter for us.
Annoying that Marco has not only given us the run around with his new contract but is now looking to poach our players (I also read a rumour he wants Kevin)
Not unpopular at all, that's what I'd do.
I can't imagine that Benfica could afford Kev, or any other first team players.
Getting Marco to take a paycut was something of a coup, but they seem to average about $40k a week, with obviously more for the better players, they can't afford most of what we have.
Why isn't this in the transfer rumour thread? That's all it is right now, a rumour. And my understanding is that the sources cited aren't necessarily the most reliable.
If this is true I can't see any positives. All it will do is weaken the squad.
I rember two games where Cuenca had to foul a player as he got skinned and I think one of them cost us a goal
We will preumably have Fig Rollsd back next season who can provide cover
Is Silva going to take Iwobi as well so we can use the funds to buy a proper CM & play a winger on the wing?
Yes, I know Iwobi has done ok & is hugely useful as a utility player but he did have to be at AFCON for Marco not to play him.
Quote from: ffc73 on June 07, 2026, 04:38:44 PMIs Silva going to take Iwobi as well so we can use the funds to buy a proper CM & play a winger on the wing?
Yes, I know Iwobi has done ok & is hugely useful as a utility player but he did have to be at AFCON for Marco not to play him.
And I know there were a number reasons for it but we actually got a run of results when Marco was forced to change his system.
Unless Bassey is injured Cuenca will always have limited first team appearances. Tidy player can do a job. The worry would be who is in charge of his replacement and how much over the odds they will likely pay?
Quote from: ffc73 on June 07, 2026, 04:38:44 PMIs Silva going to take Iwobi as well so we can use the funds to buy a proper CM & play a winger on the wing?
Yes, I know Iwobi has done ok & is hugely useful as a utility player but he did have to be at AFCON for Marco not to play him.
This is probably the transfer I'd be excited about. Iwobi is not fast or tricky enough to be a winger and when he plays in CM he's just not very effective most of the time. Please, Marco, make a £50m bid for him.
We can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
Quote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 06:33:06 PMWe can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
To be honest, with PSR we can't afford to buy many players without making at least one medium-sized sale every season. If I'm the new manager/Khan I'd try and sell the players with the highest wages for some profit and replace them with, hopefully, someone of similar quality for less wages.
Quote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 06:40:23 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 06:33:06 PMWe can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
To be honest, with PSR we can't afford to buy many players without making at least one medium-sized sale every season. If I'm the new manager/Khan I'd try and sell the players with the highest wages for some profit and replace them with, hopefully, someone of similar quality for less wages.
Cuenca doesn't really fit the high wage profile, and we'd need to replace him if we sold him. It'd be a strange way to kick off the summer. Much better to sell Bassey for big bucks and challenge Cuenca to step up.
Quote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 07:26:15 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 06:40:23 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 06:33:06 PMWe can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
To be honest, with PSR we can't afford to buy many players without making at least one medium-sized sale every season. If I'm the new manager/Khan I'd try and sell the players with the highest wages for some profit and replace them with, hopefully, someone of similar quality for less wages.
Cuenca doesn't really fit the high wage profile, and we'd need to replace him if we sold him. It'd be a strange way to kick off the summer. Much better to sell Bassey for big bucks and challenge Cuenca to step up.
I don't think Bassey is on very much. I think our top earners were Leno, Raul, Chuk, Andersen and Iwobi. According to https://www.spotrac.com/epl/fulham-fc/payroll Bassey is on £45k/week. Raul is leaving, we're no longer buying Chuk and Leno is on £130k/week. If we sell Leno and replace with someone on £50k or something we'd have much more room in PSR. I don't think we need to be selling any defenders, but if there was one to sell it would be Andersen who's on £90k/week.
Wish him all the best if he does depart deserves more opportunities then his been given.
Moises Bombito hobbled off injured in Canada's previous pre-WC warmup vs Uzbekistan, and Luc de Fougerolles came on at 30 min. to replace him. Slotted right in next to Cornelius and looked very comfortable with and without the ball. Then, in their final warmup game vs Ireland, LdF played the full 90, and hardly set a foot wrong. His positioning and reading of the game is really good, and although he's not the largest defender, he's athletic and seems quite strong. It seems that his year on loan has improved his play and he's matured physically, too. He's now likely to be one of the starting Center Backs for Canada's WC opener.
I believe he's still just 20 years old...
If Marco rates him so highly then how comes he rarely used him ? You'd think he'd be trying to take Bassey too
I guess we are spoilt for good center backs although Anderson is coming of age, send him to Portugal instead
Me personally I'm gutted to see Cuenca go
We don't have a lot of sellable assets, so I did expect Cuenca to leave. I thought about £12m, so this all feels about right.
This really is a huge window for us. Unless we can get some decent money for Iwobi or Andersen, I'm not sure we'll have the funds we need for the c7 players we are going to need to reset.
Quote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 06:40:23 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 06:33:06 PMWe can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
To be honest, with PSR we can't afford to buy many players without making at least one medium-sized sale every season. If I'm the new manager/Khan I'd try and sell the players with the highest wages for some profit and replace them with, hopefully, someone of similar quality for less wages.
PSR is dead long live SCR until the big clubs find some other option to fill their all ready full coffers.
Backward step think Anderson should be sold first,also will Iwobi be next to go with Silva?
Quote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 07:32:31 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 07:26:15 PMQuote from: demeant0r on June 07, 2026, 06:40:23 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 07, 2026, 06:33:06 PMWe can't afford to sell anyone without replacing them, and even then we need to add to certain positions.
I can only think this rumour is wrong because it makes absolutely no sense.
To be honest, with PSR we can't afford to buy many players without making at least one medium-sized sale every season. If I'm the new manager/Khan I'd try and sell the players with the highest wages for some profit and replace them with, hopefully, someone of similar quality for less wages.
Cuenca doesn't really fit the high wage profile, and we'd need to replace him if we sold him. It'd be a strange way to kick off the summer. Much better to sell Bassey for big bucks and challenge Cuenca to step up.
I don't think Bassey is on very much. I think our top earners were Leno, Raul, Chuk, Andersen and Iwobi. According to https://www.spotrac.com/epl/fulham-fc/payroll Bassey is on £45k/week. Raul is leaving, we're no longer buying Chuk and Leno is on £130k/week. If we sell Leno and replace with someone on £50k or something we'd have much more room in PSR. I don't think we need to be selling any defenders, but if there was one to sell it would be Andersen who's on £90k/week.
Even if Bassey isn't on a lot, he'd command a higher fee and I don't think the delta between him and Cuenca is that high. Anyway I'd definitely do it that way round.. seems to make a lot more sense.
Hope doesnt try to bring sess with him...only one year to go on his contract
https://x.com/FulhamTransfer/status/2064995046441599295?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Cuenca staying...
Didn't TK explicitly state the other day that we have had zero contact about Cuenca?
I like him, he's a sold defender. Him and Diop deserve more than bench warming but great back ups to have.