Luton Town ace Elijah Adebayo has reflected on his time at Fulham having developed into a fine Premier League striker.
Fulham have seen plenty of exciting talents emerge but leave the club in recent times.
Ryan Sessegnon, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho all spring to mind, showing big potential at Fulham before moving on to one of the so-called ‘big six’.
The case of Elijah Adebayo is a little different though as he had to drop down the leagues after his time at Craven Cottage…
Elijah Adebayo on Fulham exit
Adebayo hails from Brent and joined Fulham at a very young age before progressing through the ranks.
The 6ft 4in target man headed on loan to Slough Town, Bognor Regis Town, Cheltenham Town, Swindon Town and Stevenage before being released in 2019.
Adebayo had to go and find another club and settled on Walsall, where he hit 18 goals in 65 games before being plucked by Luton Town.
The Hatters developed Adebayo into a quality Championship striker, hitting 28 goals across two-and-a-half seasons in the Championship to help Luton secure Premier League promotion.
Adebayo has now made a top-flight impact too, finding the net nine times in 23 Premier League games.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Adebayo noted that he didn’t really know what to expect upon joining the Fulham academy at the age of just eight.
Adebayo noted that he only has good things to say about Fulham, praising the staff and players he worked with at Craven Cottage.
The 26-year-old admits that it’s unfortunate that he couldn’t break through at Fulham, but thanked the club for giving him a platform to eventually become a Premier League player.
“I joined at a really young age, I think I joined in 2006, when I was about eight,” said Adebayo. “Obviously, younger ages… you go there and you don’t really know what you’re going into, it’s kind of just starting out as an academy player and going and enjoying your football. As you go up, things get more serious as you get older.”
“I can’t say nothing but good things about the academy, the group of players that I played with, the staff that I worked with, it was really enjoyable for the time that I was there. Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite make it into the first team but they have given me that springboard to then go and further my career elsewhere,” he added.
Fulham are likely to be in the market for another striker this summer and hey, why not take a look at Adebayo?
Luton may yet end up being relegated and Adebayo could be another option to work alongside Rodrigo Muniz and Raul Jimenez.
We would be stunned if Adebayo wasn’t at least on the Fulham radar for the summer and an emotional return to the club shouldn’t be ruled out.