Fulham continued their big-spending summer by securing the transfer of defender Alfie Mawson from Swansea City on Thursday.
Mawson will leave the relegated Swans to stay in the Premier League after signing a four-year deal with Fulham, who reportedly paid an initial £15 million with a further £5m in potential add-ons for the 24-year-old.
The centre-back was named Swansea’s young player of the year in his first season in the top flight a year ago and was called up to the England squad…
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Fulham are leading the race to sign Swansea defender Alfie Mawson, sources close to the London club have told ESPN FC.
The 24-year-old has impressed since signing from Barnsley in 2016, and won his first England callup for the friendlies against Netherlands and Italy in March.
Fulham are ready to pay £25 million for Mawson, with boss Slavisa Jokanovic keen to bolster his defensive options following promotion to the Premier League and Swansea resigned to losing him.
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Swansea defender Alfie Mawson has undergone knee surgery, leaving his World Cup hopes seemingly over.
Mawson had the operation after Swansea’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed by Sunday’s 2-1 home defeat to Stoke.
Swansea are waiting to discover the full extent of the injury, but it is feared Mawson will be out until the start of next season.
The England under-21 international won a first call-up to the senior squad for the friendlies with Netherlands and Italy in March, but has…
Despite England’s recent struggles, Ian Darke and the ESPN panel are cautiously optimistic about England’s World Cup chances.
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Swansea defender Alfie Mawson has been ruled out of the World Cup after undergoing knee surgery, sources have told ESPN FC.
Mawson was in contention for England’s World Cup squad after receiving his first call-up from Gareth Southgate for the friendlies with Netherlands and Italy in March.
The 24-year-old did not make his international debut in either of those two games, but impressed Southgate during training with the senior squad.
Sources have told ESPN FC that Mawson had been playing through…
Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson missed the fifth-round FA Cup game against Sheffield Wednesday.
Alfie Mawson is set to make his return from a knee injury in Swansea City’s Premier League game at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, the club have announced.
Mawson could give Swansea a boost in their relegation battle as they and Brighton are separated by one point in the table.
The 24-year-old pulled out of the fifth-round FA Cup tie at Sheffield Wednesday just before kickoff because of the injury.
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Carlos Carvalhal is determined to hold onto star defender Alfie Mawson, suggesting Swansea would only consider selling the England Under-21 defender if they received an offer in the region of £50 million.
Mawson has been heavily linked with Watford and West Ham in the January transfer window, while Celtic and Everton are also reportedly interested in the 23-year-old Londoner.
Swansea signed Mawson from Barnsley for £5m in August 2016 and he has two-and-a-half-years left on his contract…
Swansea’s Alfie Mawson could be David Moyes’ first key signing at West Ham.
West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson, sources close to the Welsh club have told ESPN FC.
West Ham boss David Moyes has made signing a new central defender during January’s transfer window a top priority and has identified Mawson as his top target.
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Two goals in a nine-minute span in the second half helped England overturn a 1-0 deficit to see off Slovakia.
Defender Alfie Mawson believes the England Under-21s have shown they can “hack” the pressure at Euro 2017.
The Young Lions face hosts Poland on Thursday for a place in the semifinals following their comeback victory over Slovakia.
Mawson scored the equaliser before Nathan Redmond completed a 2-1 win in Kielce on Monday and put England top of Group A with one game left.
A dressing room inquest at half-time helped inspire their recovery after Martin Chrien’s opener and Mawson feels the Young Lions…
Swansea City took a step closer to Premier League safety with an important away win over Sunderland.
Swansea City took a step closer to Premier League safety with an important away win over Sunderland.
Swansea’s 2-0 win over Sunderland put pressure on their relegation rivals, and although they couldn’t have known it at the time, effectively saved the club from relegation given Hull’s capitulation at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
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Getting the early goal was hugely important, striker Fernando Llorente converting a Gylfi Sigurdsson delivery for a league-best seventh player-to-player connection this season. Sunderland were poor, but with so much at stake, Swansea could still have been forgiven…