Fulham — what to expect
Squad gaps, expiring contracts and how much room the books leave for spending. Refreshed automatically as Companies House filings and squad data update.
Fulham's most pressing problem this window sits in midfield. With only 6 players registered in that position, Marco Silva has minimal cover and no real depth if injuries or suspensions bite during a congested run of fixtures. That's a squad built too thin in the engine room, and it needs addressing before the season gets away from them.
The forward line looks numerically healthy at 8, but appearances deceive. Four of those attackers are out of contract by June 2026. Raúl Jiménez, Harry Wilson, Samuel Chukwueze and Jonah Kusi-Asare all expire at the end of next season. That's half the attacking group potentially walking out the door for nothing. If Fulham can't tie them down or move them on with fees attached, the club faces a serious rebuild in attack at no return. Goalkeeper is similarly stretched at just 2, leaving almost no room for error if Bernd Leno picks up any knock.
The finances tell a cautious story. Fulham's wage bill sits at £166.5m against a turnover of £194.8m, a wages-to-turnover ratio of 85.5%. That's high. Most well-run Premier League clubs aim to stay well below 70%, so Fulham are already stretched relative to their income. There's a net cash position of £13.2m, which offers a small buffer, but the club posted a loss of £39m in the accounts period ending June 2025. Significant outlay on fees or wages looks difficult to justify without either trimming the bill elsewhere or bringing in fresh revenue.
The one signing Fulham should target is a box-to-box midfielder with contract years remaining and resale value baked in. Someone aged 22 to 26, capable of starting consistently and reducing the exposure in that thin 6-man pool. Not a loan, not a veteran stop-gap. A proper addition who addresses the positional gap now and gives the club an asset to work with later. Given the wage constraints, a smaller fee with a structured sell-on clause makes more financial sense than a marquee move Fulham's balance sheet can't comfortably absorb.
Squad shape
- Goalkeepers2
- Defenders8
- Midfielders7
- Forwards8
Out of contract within 12 months
- Raúl Jiménez attacker 2026-06-30
- Harry Wilson attacker 2026-06-30
- Samuel Chukwueze attacker 2026-06-30
- Jonah Kusi-Asare attacker 2026-06-30
- Luke Harris midfielder 2026-06-30
- Harrison Reed midfielder 2027-06-30
- Timothy Castagne defender 2027-06-30
- Calvin Bassey defender 2027-06-30
- Issa Diop defender 2027-06-30
- Bernd Leno goalkeeper 2027-06-30
- Ryan Sessegnon defender 2027-06-30
- Saša Lukić midfielder 2027-06-30
Finance headroom
- Turnover
- £195m
- Wage bill
- £167m
- Wages / turnover
- 85.5%
- Net debt
- Cash positive
- As at
- 2025-06-30
How this guide is put together
Squad counts come from the live first-team list pulled from Sportmonks. Contract dates are the registration end-dates filed by clubs through the football authorities. Finance figures are the latest audited accounts at Companies House.
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