Fulham consider move for £50m-rated Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun with Aleksandar Mitrovic set to leave for Al-Hilal, with Cottagers also asking about Man United defender Eric Bailly

• Fulham are considering Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun, who is valued at £50m 
• Aleksandar Mitrovic is set to leave for Al-Hilal and Balogun could replace him 
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• Fulham are considering a move for Arsenal‘s £50m-rated striker Folarin Balogun as they prepare to sell Aleksandar Mitrovic to Al-Hilal.

  Fulham also retain an interest in Benfica defender Morato and have asked about Eric Bailly at Manchester United.

  Balogun impressed on loan at Reims last season as he scored 22 goals and he could now depart permanently.

• 22-year-old centre-back Morato is a product of Benfica’s academy and has made 51 senior appearances for the club.

  Fulham had a bid of £18million for Morato turned down last month. Morato has told Benfica that he wants to leave.

  

  Fulham are considering a move for Arsenal’s £50million-rated striker Folarin Balogun

  

  Marco Silva’s side started their season with a 1-0 win away to Everton.

  Fulham host Brentford on Saturday before travelling to take on Arsenal on August 26.

  

  Fulham also retain an interest in a possible move for 22-year-old Benfica centre-back Morato

  

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  After an underwhelming loan spell with Marseille last season, Ivorian international defender Éric Bailly is now back at Manchester United, with the Ligue 1 club opting against triggering the permanent option in the deal that first brought him to Ligue 1 last summer.

  The 29-year-old, who is under contract until the end of the upcoming campaign, now looks set to be on the move again. According to RMC Sport this evening, Bailly has reached an agreement with the Red Devils by which he will leave on a free transfer.

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  Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has claimed that he is desperate to join Al-Hilal in the ongoing summer transfer window.

  Al-Hilal have been trying to sign the forward all summer and the player is clear about wanting to take up the Saudi opportunity by leaving Fulham.

  The Cottagers are reluctant to lose their number one striker but are under pressure to sell him after receiving a £46m bid from Al-Hilal.

   

  

  Mitrovic has had an agreement with the Saudi side for some time now and is pushing Fulham to let him go in the ongoing summer transfer window.

  The striker admitted that he is desperate to join Al-Hilal and they remain the only club he wants to join this summer.

  Mitrovic indicated that he is hopeful that he will eventually end up at Al-Hilal in the ongoing transfer window.

  The Serbian told journalist Ahmed Ragab: “I want to come to Al-Hilal very much, as they are the only club I want to join.

  “And I am praying to God for that.”

  Fulham are likely to bank a big fee if Mitrovic is sold to Al Hilal this month.