Marco Silva deals West Ham transfer blow as Fulham boss confirms Rodrigo Muniz latest - Cottagers boss confident Brazilian forward will remain at Craven Cottage
Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game at West Ham (kick-off 19:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:
The Brazilian striker has been linked with West Ham. Hammers boss Graham Potter is eager to add to his attack this month. But Silva said: "We are not open to listen to anything about Rodrigo and it's better if no one contacts us because it will be a quick and easy answer from us.
Fulham boss Marco Silva believes "the better team lost," after his side were beaten 3-2 by West Ham United in the Premier League.
West Ham have a good track record at bringing in players from the Championship, including Antonio, Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville. But stalling on targets has seen the club miss out on signing James Maddison, now of Tottenham Hotspur, in 2018 and Eberechi Eze, now of Crystal Palace, in 2020.
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Fulham keeper Bernd Leno had a nightmare as his side were beaten 3-2 by West Ham, with his manager believed to be enraged.
The Fulham manager felt his side were the better side at the London Stadium on Tuesday night, but they fell to a 3-2 defeat to West Ham in a London derby that brought new Hammers boss Graham Potter his first win. Fulham are ninth in the Premier League, just seven points off fourth-place Chelsea.
Graham Potter takes charge of his first English Premier League game as West Ham boss, with his new club hosting local rivals Fulham. The Hammers slipped out of the FA Cup on Friday at the hands of Aston VIlla in Potter's first game for the east London club,
Silva's charges slipped to a midweek defeat at rivals West Ham United, which ended their eight-game unbeaten streak in league action, but Fulham rallied strongly at the King Power Stadium
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