Fulham are looking to add more firepower to their squad ahead of next season. Marco Silva is looking for a young striker who can add goals, and according to Fabrizio Romano, the Cottagers are considering making a move for Ricardo Pepi.
The American international has only gone from strength to strength since joining PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2023 from FC Augsburg. Not only has he established himself as a key figure in their first team, but he is also widely regarded as one of the best young forwards in the Eredivisie.
While a serious knee injury kept him on the sidelines for the majority of the second half of the 2024/25 season, the youngster did put in quite a few impressive performances in the first half. In his 28 outings, the 22-year-old striker found the back of the net on 17 occasions and even bagged three assists.
20 goal contributions in just over 1,000 minutes of first-team action is an incredible return, and his work has certainly not gone unnoticed. While Ricardo Pepi is yet to regain full fitness, there is still a lot of interest in the young striker.
Clubs from across Europe are interested in signing Ricardo Pepi, and Fulham are one of them. The Cottagers are on the lookout for a new striker, with Carlos Vinícius leaving and Raul Jimenez in the final phase of his career. They want to invest in a young striker with an eye on the future and consider Pepi an ideal fit for Silva’s system and their project.
The West London club are currently considering making an approach for the 22-year-old American international as he is quite high on their shortlist of targets. Fulham certainly won’t find it easy to sign him as PSV Eindhoven will demand a significant fee with his current contract running until 2030.
More importantly, other clubs are expected to enter the race. Italian and Spanish clubs are monitoring him for a while, and they could cause serious problems for Fulham.
