If Fulham's 2018-19 campaign has taught us anything, it's that summer spending sprees do not always guarantee Premier League survival. Meanwhile, their spree of loan transfers in 2020 was a somewhat sensible business model: why splurge another £100m on Premier League talent when you can borrow players for a fraction of the cost? Instead, the club failed to consider a balanced approach to recruitment and ripped apart the core of their team each time. Often what separates the Premier League strugglers and best of the rest behind the top six is how well the team caters for their star attacker. Scoring goals in the Premier League again — particularly after his ill-fated spell at the Emirate — clearly meant the world to him.

Source: Daily Mail October 29, 2022 20:28 UTC