After Reiss Nelson, Fulham are now trying to sign another ‘unbelievable’ player from Arsenal

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Fulham are eager to raid Arsenal for talent once more this summer, with Reiss Nelson not the only one on Marco Silva’s wishlist.

Silva appreciated Nelson last season, as the Hale End product spent the campaign on loan at Craven Cottage.

Unfortunately, injury problems brought the Englishman’s loan spell to a premature end, but he could return.

Fulham are eager to sign Nelson this summer as part of a deal that could be made permanent, but the winger isn’t the only player the Cottagers are looking at.

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Fulham make an approach to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko

Aside from Nelson, it’s been reported by GIVEMESPORT that Oleksandr Zinchenko is also wanted at Fulham. 

It’s understood that Silva’s side have made an approach to sign the Ukrainian from Arsenal.

The news is positive, as it was thought that Arsenal may struggle to offload Zinchenko this summer due to his wages, being one of the club’s highest earners on £200k-a-week, as per Capology. 

Perhaps the most interesting part of GIVEMESPORT’s update was that Arsenal have slapped a £15m asking price on the defender, who is entering the last year of his contract in N5.

To offload Zinchenko, who played only 522 minutes in the Premier League last season, for £15m would be a triumph from Berta, even more so by ousting his wage bill.

Arsenal know they need to sell if more players are to come in, with Fulham willing to help their London rivals by possibly taking Zinchenko and Nelson off the books at the Emirates.

Arsenal will lose a technical maestro in Zinchenko

It’s not all good news when it comes to parting ways with Zinchenko, however.

The Ukraine international offers an innate technical ability that few in the Arsenal squad possess, making him quite the asset to be able to unleash from the bench. 

Kevin de Bruyne dubbed his former teammate ‘unbelievable’ after an international clash between Belgium and Ukraine, lauding the Arsenal man’s quality. 

Though Zinchenko has pained Arsenal fans with his defending over the years, when he’s away from the shackles of playing left-back, he’s a joy to watch offensively.

Such skill will be missed once the 28-year-old leaves, but for the money that Fulham could pay, Berta will be ushering the defender out the door.