Opinion: The 27-year-old who could prove to be a good signing for Fulham this summer

According to Football Insider, Fulham are weighing up a summer move for Portuguese defender Rafael Ramos this summer.

The report states that Fulham boss Marco Silva is aware of Ramos due to connections back in his homeland of Portugal.

The 27-year-old defender, who has made 30 appearances for his current club Santa Clara this term, is considered, according to Football Insider, one of the best defenders in the Primeira Liga, Portugal’s top-flight.

With Fulham looking set for promotion to the Premier League this summer, they will clearly be looking to improve their squad and with that being said, this would be a good move for Fulham to make this summer.

Firstly, it looks set to be a position that they are going to need to fill when the summer comes around.

Currently, they have Liverpool loanee Neco Williams starting in the position, but he will of course return to Anfield this summer.

Whilst getting him back if they are promoted to the Premier League is a possibility – it is certainly not guaranteed, and, therefore, Fulham certainly have a requirement in this position.

Aside from Williams they have Kenny Tete on the books, but given that they felt the need to bring Williams in in January, it may be the case that Silva doesn’t quite fancy the Dutchman.

Having made 30 appearances for Santa Clara across the Portuguese top-flight and the UEFA Europa Conference League this season, Ramos has already been playing at a high-level of competition and this means he could be well suited to making the step up to Premier League level.

The Premier League is notorious for taking time to get up to speed in, but having already played at a decent level of competition, his transition could be eased, compared to coming up from the