Fulham Consider Signing Carvajal as a Free Agent

Fulham are considering signing Dani Carvajal as a free agent. This is what some sources said today after the team's slow start to the season.

The transfer window has been closed for nearly a week, but that has not stopped discussions about player movement from continuing. In the early stages of a season, teams gradually discover what is missing from their squads. For free agents, staying in shape while waiting for a team to urgently make an approach is not a bad thing. At this point of the year, players without contracts appear to be of particularly high quality, and Carvajal is one of the biggest names among them.

Why is Fulham being mentioned

Carvajal is already 34 years old and in recent years has increasingly appeared to be past his peak. However, he remains a former Real Madrid captain who has won the Champions League multiple times. There would certainly be teams willing to give him an opportunity to play in the Premier League for one or two years. Sources mentioned Fulham this week because their new manager Álvaro Arbeloa has a long-standing Real Madrid connection with Carvajal, having coached him when Arbeloa served as interim manager at the Bernabéu last season.

A possible panic signing

Fulham have had a poor start under Arbeloa and are among the relegation candidates. They are exactly the kind of team that might make a panic move for a big-name player like Carvajal. Such a move is precisely the type of action that outside observers would like to see.