Fulham are reportedly set to block any potential bids for key defender Tosin Adarabioyo in the upcoming January transfer window amid interest from fellow Londoners Tottenham Hotspur.
Tosin Adarabioyo, a target for Tottenham, is out of contract this summer, but the Cottagers are determined to reject any approaches for the 26-year-old in January, according to Football Insider. Adarabioyo has declined offers of a new contract.
The English centre back, whose contract with the Cottagers expires at the end of the current campaign, joined the team from Manchester City in 2020. Following his interest from AS Monaco in Ligue 1 and Tottenham Hotspur, he was linked to a move away last summer.
But in the end, a transfer fell through, so Adarabioyo remained with the Cottagers after the summer transfer window closed.
Adarabioyo underwent groyne surgery in November, missing over two months of the season. Since then, he has played every minute of Fulham’s last four games, including back-to-back 5-0 Premier League thumpings of Nottingham Forest and West Ham. Adarabioyo has quickly reestablished himself in the Fulham lineup.
In the quarterfinal matchup with Everton, he also scored the game-winning penalty kick that propelled Fulham to their first-ever EFL Cup semifinal. After his team’s victory on Tuesday night, manager Marco Silva referred to the center-back in the Fulham locker room as a “key player” and “one of the leaders.”
Although the 26-year-old has found his way back into Marco Silva’s plans, his future at Craven Cottage is very much in doubt.
Although Football Insider reports that the two sides are still at odds and that he is expected to leave the club, Fulham is attempting to convince him to sign new terms at Craven Cottage.
Fulham still anticipates Adarabioyo, a product of the Manchester City academy, to stay in January even though he may depart for free at the end of the current campaign. Beginning next month, Tosin will have the option to sign a pre-contract with a foreign team.
Adarabioyo has long been admired by Tottenham, and it’s possible that they view him as a January solution to their center-back shortage. The Lilywhites will soon benefit from the hamstring injury recovery of star defender Micky van de Ven, as the Dutch international is expected to
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