Sources: Tosin Adarabioyo makes Fulham transfer decision as Tottenham wait in the wings
Tosin Adarabioyo has indicated he has no plans to sign a new deal with Fulham, sources have told Football Insider.
The 26-year-old is out of contract at the end of this season and could leave Craven Cottage on a free transfer next summer.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that Fulham hold a slim hope of persuading Adarabioyo to renew – but are regardless ready to keep hold of him until the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
Sources say the club feel selling the defender in January would be a huge mistake and are even ready to risk bringing in no money if he leaves for free.
Tottenham tried to sign Adarabioyo during the most recent summer window, alongside Ligue 1 side Monaco, but an agreement didn’t materialise before the 1 September deadline.
Football Insider revealed on Friday (22 December) that the centre-back does not feature at the top of the list for Spurs as they eye centre-back reinforcements in January.
It is believed the Lilywhites are waiting in the wings should they fail to land their top defender targets in the new year.
But Fulham believe the ex-Man City star can be a key man for Marco Silva in the second half of the season after recently returning to full fitness.
Adarabioyo has started each of the last three Premier League games and has made five appearances in total this term.
He has been with the west London outfit since October 2020 and has racked up 113 appearances for the club.
Fulham and the defender are next in action against Burnley on Saturday (23 December).
The Cottagers sit 11th in the Premier League as the new year approaches.
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