The Fulham team started the new season with a sensational draw with Liverpool (2:2). The biggest credit for the great start goes to double scorer Aleksandar Mitrović. The Cottagers (again) returned to the Premier League and are looking for more reinforcements with one of them being French defender Issa Diop who arrived from West Ham for 17.8 million euros (without bonuses). At the same time, another London club boasted a new acquisition. Brentford continued to improve in a great way, and for 15 million euros (plus bonuses) they hired the Danish representative Mikel Damsgaard from Sampdoria.Diop: “I’m very happy, very happy to join Fulham. I hope it’s going to be a very good chapter of my career.“It’s all official now, so I’m happy. I just want to train with the team now, and let’s get to work.”— Peter Rutzler (@peterrutzler) August 10, 2022 Fulham returned to the elite ranks in a dominant manner, and although the season has only just begun, the impression is created that they could finally stay longer in the top league. Cottagers upgraded the team with reinforcements, and the current sum spent after the arrival of Diop is 56,4 million euros. The 25-year-old defender signed a long-term contract. He pledged his loyalty to Fulham until the summer of 2027, and expressed his great satisfaction with the transfer.The Premier League teams have already spent almost 1.5 billion euros – and they won’t stopDiop arrived as a great talent in the summer of 2018 to West Ham for 25 million euros. He fluctuated quite a bit, but showed that he has serious potential. Last season, however, he played only 12 games in the Premier League and this summer, the Moroccan Nayef Aguerd joined from Rennes for 35 million euros. It became clear that he would play even less, so he decided to stay in the city, but to change clubs. He has played 119 games for West Ham, scoring eight goals and registering three assists.Mikkel Damsgaard plays for Brentford#WelcomeDamsgaard pic.twitter.com/ISgdb6u0vZ— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) August 10, 2022 In the meantime, another London based club got their big reinforcement. Mikel Damsgaard impressed in the jersey of the Danish national team in previous years. He had troubles with injuries in Sampdoria (49 appearances, two goals and four assists), but now his countryman Thomas Franco is determined to make him Christian Eriksen successor.„Mikkel is a player that has shown his promise at FC Nordsjælland and Sampdoria as well as in the European Championships last summer, when he had a fantastic tournament for Denmark. We think Mikkel can play as one of our ‘eights’ in a 4-3-3 system or as a ‘ten’. He can also play on the wing. We will use him in the way we think we can get the best out of his offensive abilities. Importantly, he is a player that will fit into our dressing room. He is a great character, he wants to work hard, he wants to work for the team, and he wants to develop“ said coach Frank. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6556928##Brentford carefully selects reinforcements this year, looking exclusively for players who will fit into a well-developed system, and the winger from Denmark is the fifth summer signing, after Keane Lewis-Potter from Hull (19 million euros), Aaron Hickey from Bologna (16.5), Thomas Strakosha from Lazio (free agent) and Ben Mee from Burnley (free agent).
