Richard Hughes to finalise TWO transfer deals with Fulham

Liverpool came close to selling Andy Robertson over the weekend.

The 31-year-old Scot is understandably keen to play first-team football in the leadup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

And Spurs could have offered that on a more consistent basis than Liverpool - with Milos Kerkez now firmly established ahead of Robbo in the left-back hierarchy.

Selling Robertson - for around £5m ahead of his contract expiring next summer - would have triggered a comeback for Kostas Tsimikas.

The Greek, 29, is currently on loan at Roma but hasn’t been having the easiest of times in Serie A. It was therefore speculated that he would return to Anfield to serve as Kerkez’s understudy for the second half of the campaign.

Tsimikas on Fulham radar

We may well sell Tsimikas back at Anfield - depending on how negotiations go with Roma. But it would be a short stay with it becoming increasingly clear that Richard Hughes is preparing to SELL Tsimikas in summer 2026.

A report in TEAMtalk states that Fulham is set to be the Greece international’s next destination - just one year before his contract expires in 2027.

Bear in mind Robertson will be leaving this year as well - meaning Kerkez will likely need a new deputy in summer.

But Fulham won’t stop there. The London side are ALSO likely to strike for Harvey Elliott according to the same report.

There is little point buying Elliott in the January market as having played for two teams already this season - Liverpool and Aston Villa - he isn’t eligible to play for a third.

Fulham want Harvey Elliott back

The 22-year-old emerged at Fulham as a teenager before moving to Anfield in summer 2019. He now looks destined to leave the club - with a contract set to expire in 2027 like Tsimikas.

Liverpool were looking for £35m as part of the proposed deal which was due to take Elliott to Villa on a permanent basis. It will be a lot less than that in summer with just one year left on his deal.

Hughes might be optimistic of getting £15m for Elliott. And if we are using Robertson’s valuation as a yardstick then £5m shouldn’t be impossible in the case of Tsimikas.

Tsimikas is reported to be making around £75k per week according to Capology with Elliott on £40k per week.

That could in turn open up space in the budget for Hughes to add another player at left-back with Antonee Robinson reportedly under consideration.

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