Jonah Kusi-Asare signs ✍🏼

[Friendsoffulham]

🚨💥 EXCL | Jonah Kusi-Asare to FC Fulham - DONE DEAL ✔️

FC Bayern and Fulham have reached an agreement over permanent transfer of 18 y/o talented striker. Fulham will pay around €6m guaranteed. Long-term contract. w/ @kerry_hau 🇸🇪🇬🇭



https://x.com/plettigoal/status/2070241295696547862?s=46&t=MQpeKLAIS_cZtCbMzx7__w

[fancyfeet4]

Worth a punt. He will probably be loaned out next season and then he either comes into the team in a year or so or gets sold later on. Relatively low risk.

He played so little it's hard to have a huge opinion on it, but the club saw him up close for a whole season so you hope that they see a future there.

[demeant0r]

At that price point I'm definitely not against it. There's not many players that are potentially PL quality for 6m.

[I Ronic]

I'll pre-empt my comment by stating the obvious. We fall into two distinct groups.Those that only see doom and those that clutch at straws. I happily swing from one camp to the other, but I've got a good feeling about this one :)

[demeant0r]

I'll pre-empt my comment by stating the obvious. We fall into two distinct groups.Those that only see doom and those that clutch at straws. I happily swing from one camp to the other, but I've got a good feeling about this one :)

I'll be happy to just see him smile more than last season

[Bassey the warrior]

Nice one! I like this move and hope we do keep him around next season to develop under Arbeloa. Good to know that loan fee wasn't wasted.

[Bassey the warrior]

I'll pre-empt my comment by stating the obvious. We fall into two distinct groups.Those that only see doom and those that clutch at straws. I happily swing from one camp to the other, but I've got a good feeling about this one :)

I'm generally usually in the middle.

[KentFulham]

So seems we make more early window signings when we dont have a manager than when we do......

[Deeping_white]

The other thing about a €6m fee is that on a long contract (assume 4/5 years), loaning him out for a fee next season would mean that he essentially costs us £0 in year 1 whilst we get him playing regular mens football, and he could realistically go to a championship team for that experience. Otherwise happy for him to be third choice striker, he definitely has something about him and looks a good finisher in the U21 games which is something we are crying out for

[Andrew]

I am less than overwhelmed. I am massively surprised.

What we saw wasn't brilliant and whilst he may be young, I've seen loads of young players over the years, I am not sure what he will bring that might develop.

[Bronaldinho]

I am less than overwhelmed. I am massively surprised.

What we saw wasn't brilliant and whilst he may be young, I've seen loads of young players over the years, I am not sure what he will bring that might develop.

He didn't get much time at senior. He's still so early in his career. Looked class at U21 level and featured for Bayern last pre season.

He's got a lot of potential and that fee is small in this market. JKA having a full pre season and a coach that trusts younger players, we should see him kick on

[The Rational Fan]

Great buy as our third striker, he could potentially stay at the club for upto a decade. Especially great is he doesn't count in the squad of 25 players for the next three seasons so we can have a little bit deeper squads if required which could be helpful for new coach that doesn't know his goto bench players yet.

[hovewhite]

So seems we make more early window signings when we dont have a manager than when we do......

your looking positive KF

[JimmyConway]

There were games I thought there is something about this lad and you could see why Bayern snapped him up early. There were a couple of games when he got a chance like MiddBoro in cup where he was less effective. Looks to me though there is more than enough ability in him to be successful. Being a betting man I don't think it will be long before he will at least be our 2nd striker presuming we are bringing in a No 1 type centre forward.

[General]

I am less than overwhelmed. I am massively surprised.

What we saw wasn't brilliant and whilst he may be young, I've seen loads of young players over the years, I am not sure what he will bring that might develop.

He didn't get much time at senior. He's still so early in his career. Looked class at U21 level and featured for Bayern last pre season.

He's got a lot of potential and that fee is small in this market. JKA having a full pre season and a coach that trusts younger players, we should see him kick on

That's the hope. As academy players go he's got pedigree, and we've got a very good academy and route to first team football, and in Marco a manager who knew how to develop young talent. He was only 18 last season too, turning 19 on July 4th, so still very young.


 Arbeloa, should he sign, is also a fan of developing young players, and JKA is one who has more potential than most having gone through Bayerns academy.

£6m in this day isn't a huge amount and it gives the squad continuity, so I'm fine with him signing.

Where I would start to get slightly worried if we end up overindexing and only buy academy players with limited first team playing time.

Last time we did that in the championship under Magath and nearly got relegated.

I'm not saying these academy players we're linked with can't do a good job for us long term, or aren't talented, and have played a handful of games for Real Madrid if they come.

But it's a lot to expect them to adjust to senior men's football properly, a new country's culture, a new language and league and be expected to be competitive from the get go.

If we do bring them in, then that's fine, but we need to put budget into more established players too to balance things out and lead by example for the younger generation who may be talented, but fundamentally inexperienced.

[Dodgin]

That is a relief, fleeting minutes on as a sub really was never enough, he does look like he could be special. Quite surprised that some of our Youtube pundits never rated him.

[Southcoastffc]

I am less than overwhelmed. I am massively surprised.

What we saw wasn't brilliant and whilst he may be young, I've seen loads of young players over the years, I am not sure what he will bring that might develop.

Did you see much of his games other than for the first team?

[KentFulham]

The other thing about a €6m fee is that on a long contract (assume 4/5 years), loaning him out for a fee next season would mean that he essentially costs us £0 in year 1 whilst we get him playing regular mens football, and he could realistically go to a championship team for that experience. Otherwise happy for him to be third choice striker, he definitely has something about him and looks a good finisher in the U21 games which is something we are crying out for

As some have mentioned, he may well end up being our second choice. But a loan to the Championship would make sense

[Jules]

Hope he works out for us. Worth a punt at a reasonable fee. Loan him out next season and let's see if he can do well at championship level ideally.

[Huxley]

I'll pre-empt my comment by stating the obvious. We fall into two distinct groups.Those that only see doom and those that clutch at straws. I happily swing from one camp to the other, but I've got a good feeling about this one :)

I'll be happy to just see him smile more than last season

Olise doesn't smile either...