“The ceiling is so high for him” – Report highlights potential fee should Fulham, West Ham agree deal: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

An offer of £22 million could be enough for West Ham United to prize defender Tosin Adarabioyo away from Fulham in the summer, according to Claret and Hugh. 

Football League World revealed exclusively yesterday that the Hammers remain keen on the centre-back and today an indication of what it could cost to sign him as emerged.

But would that be a fair fee?

We’ve quizzed our FLW writers…

Josh Cole

When you consider that English players tend to be sold for premium prices in today’s market, it could be argued that £22m is a fair fee for Adarabioyo.

For Fulham’s sake, they will be hoping to fend off interest for the defender in the summer window as he has produced some impressive performances this season.

In the 26 league games that he has appeared in during the current campaign, Adarabioyo has managed to win 3.3 aerial duels per fixture and has made 1.1 tackles and 3.8 clearances per match.

By replicating these defensive displays at a higher level in the future, the defender could potentially make considerable strides in terms of his development which will increase his valuation.

Charlie Gregory

I think that if West Ham are prepared to part with that much cash for the player in the summer, then it could be more than enough for a deal to get over the line.

He might be a mainstay in the Fulham team – and arguably one of their better players – but it’s still a lot of money to throw around for him and it is a sum that the Cottagers may have to consider.

They won’t want to lose him but if such high bids are thrown