{"id":264792,"date":"2026-01-26T14:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/264792\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:28:08","slug":"oscar-bobb-transfer-news-fulham-close-to-reaching-agreement-for-manchester-city-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/264792\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Bobb transfer news: Fulham close to reaching agreement for Manchester City winger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fulham<\/a> are advancing in talks to sign winger Oscar Bobb from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sources have told BBC Sport Marco Silva&#8217;s side are close to reaching an agreement for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bobb has fallen down the pecking order at City after the January arrival of Antoine Semenyo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/afc-bournemouth\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I know there are rumours, I know there are talks,&#8221; manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday after City&#8217;s win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a>. &#8220;But I don&#8217;t know right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asked if Bobb wants to leave the club, Guardiola replied: &#8220;I think so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bobb, who has also had interest from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, has featured 15 times for City this season without scoring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He last played on 17 December against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brentford<\/a> in the Carabao Cup, when he hobbled off injured inside the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/fulham\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fulham<\/a> have lost only one of their last seven Premier League games under Silva and sit seventh in the table following their 2-1 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brighton<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bobb has featured six times for Norway this year, helping them qualify for this summer&#8217;s World Cup, and would unite with compatriot Sander Berge at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He missed almost the whole of last season after fracturing a bone in his leg during training in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cdx4kyr41k3o\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Cottagers have also made a \u00a328m bid<\/a> to sign PSV Eindhoven forward Ricardo Pepi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fulham are advancing in talks to sign winger Oscar Bobb from Manchester City. 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