Palace are, and have been for a while now, resigned to losing Victor Moses this month. and today the News of the World are reporting that he is off to Fulham:
FULHAM have emerged as serious challengers to Manchester City in the chase for teen whizz Victor Moses.
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock is resigned to losing striker Moses, 19, during the transfer window.
City want to build for the future but their football administrator Brian Marwood was shocked at the Eagles' £5million price tag.
Palace would go for a staggered payment deal but their need for cash sees chairman Simon Jordan pushing for as much up front as he can force. And Palace now have several other bidders, with Fulham the main rival.
Cottagers strike ace Bobby Zamora could be out until March with a shoulder injury.
And if the right deal for Moses is struck, a move to Craven Cottage may suit all parties not least because the Londoner would not have to move home and would have the chance of regular first-team football.
In some ways, I see this move as being better for both him, and Fulham. At Man City, I just can't see him fitting in somehow. Man City are clearly building for the future, having bought in numerous youngsters, but at 19 Moses isn't the type of player who can be saved for 3-4 years and break into the team when the likes of Joe Hart will be number 1.
As well as this, there is clearly no need for him in Man City's attack at the moment, with the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez, Craig Bellamy, Roque Santa Cruz, Robinho, Martin Petrov, and, when he returns from his loan at Malaga, Felipe Caicedo all ahead of him. And there are bound to be more signings for City in that department. I may be wrong, but he does seem a strange target for City to continue pursuing.
On the other hand, we are told of how Fulham are also interested in signing the young Nigerian, who already has scored 10 times in 57 games, chipping in with 6 assists along the way, and has already made 29 appearances at England youth level, with 11 goals and 5 assists, and suddenly the race for his signature becomes all the more interesting.
Because despite lacking in the money department compared to City, I can see him fitting in perfectly. The injury prone Andy Johnson could easily be replaced by Moses when he is injured, as they play very similarly. And as mentioned in the article above, with Bobby Zamora out injured until March with a shoulder problem, he could strike a partnership with Johnson, and while there is no target man, a simple change in formation could easily accommodate and midfielder just behind the striker, and with both Johnson and Moses playing in the same team, Fulham could be a very strong force.
I may be proved wrong, he may go to Man City and be a huge hit, or he may go to Fulham and be a flop, or fail to perform with Johnson or Zamora, but going to Fulham does seem to make more sense football wise for Moses. It is just a matter of how much money will sway his decision.
Gibbo.
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