{"id":286929,"date":"2023-08-28T07:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T07:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=286929"},"modified":"2023-08-28T07:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T07:22:16","slug":"fulham-advance-in-pursuit-of-leicester-full-back-timothy-castagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/fulham-advance-in-pursuit-of-leicester-full-back-timothy-castagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham advance in pursuit of Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fulham advance in their pursuit of Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne as boss Marco Silva looks to add to his squad before Friday&#8217;s deadline<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fulham are closing on a deal for Leicester&#8217;s Belgian full-back Timothy Castagne\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Marco Silva&#8217;s Cottagers see the versatile defender as an ideal fit for their squad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217; &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fulham are closing on a deal for Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old can play across the back line and has experience playing at both right back and left back, as well as as a wing back on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The Cottagers see the Belgian defender as an ideal fit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport\u00a0<\/span>reported last week that Marco Silva&#8217;s side were also lining up a move for AZ Alkmaar defender Yukinari Sugawara.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, it was understood the interest in Sugawara was more advanced than in Castagne, but it is unclear whether they will proceed with a move for both.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/07\/74787937-12452283-image-a-26_1693205528952.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fulham are closing in on a deal for versatile Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/07\/74787425-12452283-image-a-15_1693204776089.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marco Silva&#8217;s Cottagers see the Belgian defender as an ideal fit for their ambitious squad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/28\/07\/74787427-12452283-image-a-16_1693204795608.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport reported last week Fulham were also lining up a move for AZ&#8217;s Yukinari Sugawara<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit of the Japanese star came after the news that first-choice right back Kenny Tete has emerged as a shock target for Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham have a firm interest in Japan international Sugawara, who is said to be keen on a move to the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>An agreement on personal terms is unlikely to be an issue though there is yet to be deal between both clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Right-back Sugawara, 23, is valued at a mimimum \u00a310million by the Eredivisie club.<\/p>\n<p>Sugawara, who has five caps for Japan, has been a regular for the AZ Alkmaar in recent seasons and is viewed as one of the most consistent full-backs in Holland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12452283\/Fulham-advance-pursuit-Leicester-Timothy-Castagne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fulham advance in their pursuit of Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne as boss Marco Silva looks to add to his squad before Friday&#8217;s deadline Fulham are <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/fulham-advance-in-pursuit-of-leicester-full-back-timothy-castagne\/\" title=\"Fulham advance in pursuit of Leicester full-back Timothy Castagne\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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