Fulham prepare bumper contract for Tosin Adarabioyo as they battle to ward off interest from Liverpool and other elite European clubs… with the defender’s current deal expiring in the summer

Fulham are preparing a new contract offer for defender Tosin Adarabioyo that could make him one of the club’s highest-paid players.

The centre-back’s current contract ends this summer and since January he has been free to speak with foreign clubs. He has attracted a number of inquiries from the likes of AC Milan and Marseille, while Liverpool have also checked on his progress.

But now Fulham hope to convince him to stay with a tempting contract.

The 26-year-old, who had been open to leaving at the end of this season, has been a consistent performer for Marco Silva this campaign despite the impasse over his future and his performances have put him on England manager Gareth’s radar. Southgate. .

Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Liverpool’s Joe Gomez were given the nod in Thursday’s England squad for upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, but Adarabioyo’s statistics have compared favorably with those of other notable English centre-backs despite having featured just 14 Premier League games after injury this season.

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Earlier this month, Fulham manager Silva praised Adarabioyo’s contribution: “In December, when he was very busy, he helped the team reach a really good level. “He is a very important player for us within the football club. .

‘He is growing. “He is a really good player and, of course, we always expect better things from him, and if it is going to be the case of going to the national team, then even better, because it is always the ambition of a football player.”