{"id":50241,"date":"2026-07-16T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:20:12","slug":"fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham determined to win race to sign &#8216;incredibly talented&#8217; star ahead of Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea\/#Fulham_aim_to_re-sign_Martial_Godo\" >Fulham aim to re-sign Martial Godo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea\/#Fulham_join_race_to_sign_La_Liga_winger\" >Fulham join race to sign La Liga winger<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/fulham-determined-to-win-race-to-sign-incredibly-talented-star-ahead-of-chelsea\/#Agent_begins_club_record_transfer_player_to_choose_between_Sunderland_and_Fulham\" >Agent begins club record transfer, player to choose between Sunderland and Fulham<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fulham are keen to sign RC Strasbourg winger Martial Godo and are also targeting Premier League and London rivals Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The Cottages signed Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk last summer, announcing the signing of the left-winger, but the Brazilian failed to make the best of his debut season, picking up just one goal and two assists in 26 Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Goto, meanwhile, was a constant threat for Strasbourg in the domestic and European Conference leagues last season, scoring 16 goals and providing six assists in 44 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>    In fact, the Strasbourg star averaged 0.57 goals per 90 in Ligue 1. For reference, Raul Jimenez averaged 0.37 goals per 90 in the Premier League, Fulham&#8217;s best performance in this metric.<\/p>\n<p>Other Ligue 1 statistics for Martial Godo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>                                        Play time 1,587 minutes\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        10 goals\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        2 assists\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        1.0 shots on target per 90\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        8 big opportunities missed\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former Fulham player was hailed as an &#8220;incredibly talented footballer&#8221; by journalist Dylan McBennett at the end of 2024, but has clearly really hit his stride since leaving Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fulham-aiming-to-re-sign-martial-godo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fulham_aim_to_re-sign_Martial_Godo\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Fulham aim to re-sign Martial Godo<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from Africa Foot (via Sport Witness), Fulham are determined to re-sign Godot and beat rivals Coventry City and Chelsea to secure his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, BlueCo own Strasbourg and Chelsea, suggesting that a focus on the left winger would make the deal easier, but the Cottage are keen to ensure that doesn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p>In order to win the race, plans are being made to offer the Strasbourg star a key role in coach Alvaro Arbeloa&#8217;s project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"row\">\n<p>Football Fancast Verdict<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<p><strong>reliability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Given Kevin&#8217;s poor performance last season, it would make sense for Fulham to sign an upgrade this summer. Liverpool are said to be keen to sign Kevin, and if a deal goes through, it would further increase their need to sign a new left-winger.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<p>finances<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>It is unclear at this point what kind of compensation Strasbourg is seeking. However, back in April it was suggested he could command up to \u00a344m, which would make the Ligue 1 star an expensive addition to Arbelois&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<p>insight<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>The Ivorian star could be worth a fee at that venue given his achievements in Strasbourg. In his debut season in Ligue 1, he was involved in 12 goals, the second most in the Strasbourg team. Back in March, the 23-year-old turned heads in his first game for Ivory Coast, scoring and assisting in a 4-0 win over South Korea.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">\n<p>impact<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<td>\n<p>Godou has the ability to play on the left and could replace Kevin, but he can also play on the right and challenge Oscar Bob for the starting spot.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fulham-also-in-the-race-to-sign-la-liga-winger\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fulham_join_race_to_sign_La_Liga_winger\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Fulham join race to sign La Liga winger<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fulham certainly have no shortage of targets on the left wing, and are also in the race to sign Sevilla star Joaqu\u00edn Oso, who scored two goals and provided three assists in La Liga last season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Cottage may need to move quickly to secure his contract, with Nottingham Forest also making an approach to sign the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"matias-soule-picks-sunderland-fulham-agent-initiates-club-record-move\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agent_begins_club_record_transfer_player_to_choose_between_Sunderland_and_Fulham\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tAgent begins club record transfer, player to choose between Sunderland and Fulham<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He made his choice&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulham are keen to sign RC Strasbourg winger Martial Godo and are also targeting Premier League and London rivals Chelsea. The Cottages signed Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk last summer, announcing the signing of the left-winger, but the Brazilian failed to make the best of his debut season, picking up just one goal and two assists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[410,200,2139,40,6951,5862,180,43,86,2863,30],"class_list":["post-50241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-ahead","tag-chelsea","tag-determined","tag-football","tag-fulham","tag-incredibly","tag-race","tag-sign","tag-star","tag-talented","tag-win"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}