Exclusive: Walsall agree to sign Fulham starlet Aaron Loupalo-Bi
Walsall have won the race to sign Fulham striker Aaron Loupalo-Bi on loan, sources have told Football Insider.
Several EFL clubs have shown interest in the young striker, but League Two promotion hopefuls Walsall have agreed a deal with Fulham to bring him in until the end of the season.
Mat Sadler’s side recently shelled out an undisclosed fee to sign Alex Pattison from Bradford City, and Loupalo-Bi is now set to become their second addition of the winter window imminently.
The 20-year-old has been playing for Fulham’s U21 side so far this season, and has notched 14 goals and three assists for them in all competitions.
Aaron Loupalo-Bi’s experience in senior football
The promotion race is heating up in League Two once again, and Walsall find themselves firmly in the mix in the middle of the January window.
The Saddlers currently occupy the third automatic promotion spot on goal difference, and the race for promotion is finely poised, with just four points separating them and eighth-placed Notts County at the moment.
The League Two outfit have now moved to add more firepower to their group in the form of Fulham hitman Loupalo-Bi.
He spent time on loan in the National League with Dagenham and Redbridge last season, and managed one goal and one assist in 20 games in what was his first ever loan spell.
Loupalo-Bi has also been playing against senior opposition this season, as he has four goals from seven games for Fulham’s youth side, across both the Vertu Torphy and the National League Cup.
Walsall will be hoping that his prior experience of the men’s game can see him hit the ground running at the Bescot Stadium.
Walsall’s promotion rivals add firepower of their own
Football Insider revealed last week that Salford City had agreed a fee for Ryan Graydon, and his move from Fleetwood Town has now been confirmed.
The Ammies splashed an initial fee of £400,000 on the striker, which will then rise to £600,000 over the course of his long-term deal at the Peninsula Stadium.
Graydon has been a standout performer for Fleetwood since his move from Derry City in 2023, and his arrival provides a significant boost to Salford’s promotion aspirations.
Karl Robinson’s side are level on points with Walsall at the moment, who have now acted to bolster their own attacking ranks.