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Exclusive: Kenny Tete Poised for Fulham Exit with Contract Talks Stalling
Fulham are set to lose Dutch defender Kenny Tete on a free transfer at the end of the month unless a new contract is agreed. Premier League clubs are circling for the experienced right-back, with Everton out of the running. Tete, 29, has plenty of top-flight experience and is ready for a change after feeling undervalued by Fulham.
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Fulham are resigned to losing Dutch defender Kenny Tete on a free transfer unless they can agree a new contract before the end of the month, SportsBoom can exclusively reveal.
Right-back Tete played 22 times for the Cottagers last season in the top-flight but his contract end on 30th June.
But the club are loathed to losing the experienced Netherlands international for nothing, with a number of rival Premier League clubs circling.
Everton were heavily linked with a move for the defender, but the Toffees have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker for next season.
But Aston Villa, Burnley, Brentford and Leeds United have all made enquiries about signing Tete.
Tete struggled with a knee injury last season but has bags of Premier League experience having played four seasons in the top-flight.
The 29-year-old joined the Cottagers on a four-year deal from French club Lyon with the option of a further year.
That clause in the contract was activated last summer, but our sources have learnt the 14-cap international is ready for a change and frustrated the club didn’t offer him a decent deal to stay in West London.
AJAX ACADEMY ALUMNI
Tete is a product of the well-respected Ajax academy and played 31 times for the clu being snapped up by Lyon.
He represented the Netherlands at ever age level from Under-17s to U21 level, before graduating to the senior international side in 2015.
Tete tasted success in the Cottagers side that won the Championship crown in the 2021-22 season, winning promotion back to the Premier League.
He is also a UEFA Europa League runner-up with Ajax and played in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the early stages of his career.
Approaching his 30th birthday, Tete still believes he has a lot to offer in the Premier League and has been chatting to a number of clubs about a move away from Craven Cottage.
Neil has been a journalist for longer than he'd care to remember, having written for national newspapers and respected publications for over 25 years. For the last three years he has worked freelance for BBC Sport, working on the production desk as a sub-editor and also as a writer, covering a whole range of sports.