Fulham believe that striker Rodrigo Muniz has seriously boosted his market value after his superb run of recent form.
Fulham left it late to bring in a new striker during the January transfer window.
Armando Broja arrived on loan from Chelsea in a move which seemed pretty exciting given his reputation as a top young striker at Stamford Bridge.
We haven’t really seen all that much of Broja just yet though and the Daily Mail now claim that Fulham will have to pay around £4million if Broja doesn’t now start every game until the summer.
Chelsea are being left frustrated as they thought Broja would shine and put himself in the shop window for a big summer move, but that isn’t happening.
The reason for Broja’s lack of action is the rise of Rodrigo Muniz, who has exploded out of nowhere and become a real sensation…
Rodrigo Muniz value rising
Fulham may well have to cough up some cash to Chelsea because Broja isn’t playing, but few will really care whilst Muniz is playing like this.
The Brazilian was largely an afterthought when it came to discussing potential replacements for Aleksandar Mitrovic last summer.
Muniz finally scored his first Premier League goal on the 3rd of February, bagging in a 2-2 draw at Fulham.
We have now seen Muniz become an absolute menace, smashing five goals and one assist in his last six games.
The 22-year-old is causing mayhem and the Mail’s report suggests that people inside Fulham now think that his value has risen massively.
It’s suggested that people at Craven Cottage now believe that Muniz’s value has increased by around £20million as he starts to really shine in the Premier League.
It’s unclear just how much Fulham would have taken for Muniz before, but he cost around £6.8million back in 2021.
Fulham may now be looking at around £30million for Muniz and that value will only keep rising if he continues to score in the Premier League.
Chelsea may not be best pleased with Broja’s lack of action but Muniz is just too good to ignore right now and Fulham are right to focus on the development of a permanent player over a loanee – even if it comes at some immediate financial cost.