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A window which was revolutionary yet frustrating - and leaves Fulham facing up to the reality of a potential relegation scrap

Six new signings without a single Premier League start between them as Tony Khan's deadline-day trolley dash leaves Arbeloa short of proven quality.

02.09.26, 11:35 Updated 02.09.26, 11:42 7 Minute Read

Dave Kidd

Dave Kidd

WELL it’s beginning to look a lot like a relegation battle.

Fulham may have been one of the busiest clubs in Europe on transfer deadline day after a mad trolley dash at the eleventh hour.

But the grand sum of this transfer window is six new arrivals – who had ZERO Premier League starts between them.

A high-risk appointment of an inexperienced, idealistic manager feels even riskier still at the close of a window which managed to be both transformational and frustrating at once.  

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Dave Kidd

Dave Kidd has been a leading journalist for three decades and was Chief Sports Writer on four national newspapers. As a Fulham fan of 45 years and a season-ticket holder on the Hammersmith End, he will deliver the highest quality coverage of the Club, with the passion of a true fan and the insight of an elite sports writer.

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