Fulham manager Marco Silva has confirmed that Fabio Carvalho will not be at the club next season.
The ECHO understands Liverpool’s agreement with Fulham to sign Carvalho is for a fee that could rise past the £7m mark after they failed to seal a deal at the end of the January transfer window. Carvalho is set to be confirmed as a Liverpool player after the Reds struck an agreement with the Championship side last month.
The 19-year-old has played a key role in helping Fulham win the Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League. He has scored 11 goals and chipped in with eight assists along the way.
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Speaking about Carvalho’s future, Silva has admitted that the playmaker will not be a Fulham player next season. The former Everton boss added that he wishes Carvalho was remaining at Craven Cottage.
“You know how I love the boy, I don’t need to repeat again,” said Silva, in his pre-match press conference.
“I would love to have him with me more time as well at this football club, but it’s what you can do and it’s difficult sometimes for us to accept, that is football and that’s life.
“I don’t have news about it. You ask me if I would like to keep him here, I’m 100 percent sure.
“But we will see if it would not be possible.
“About next season, he will not be our football player. It’s difficult for me, I can’t speak about the situation.”
