Former boss is 'amazed' Fulham or Norwich didn't sign £3m man

Fulham take signed defender Kenny Tete from Lyon for £3m on a 4-year deal with the option to extend by another yr.

Tete has won thirteen caps for the Netherlands and came through the Ajax youth academy after joining at the age of 10.

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The 24-twelvemonth-old right-back made 55 appearances for Ajax, helping them achieve the Europa League concluding in 2017, before moving to Lyon for £3.6m that summertime.

He was an unused substitute in the Netherlands' ane-0 dwelling house defeat to Italy in the Nations League on Mon.

"It is a great feeling. I feel blest to exist here," Tete told FFCtv. "I cannot wait to start my new journey and run across my new team-mates.

"I heard of Fulham'due south interest and I was bowled over. I spoke with people around me and knew chop-chop I wanted to go out Lyon and bring together Fulham.

"The team is back in the Premier League now and I volition requite 100 per cent to proceed us there."

Aina completes Fulham medical

Torino defender Ola Aina has completed a medical at Fulham and will bring together Scott Parker's side on loan with an £11m option to buy.

One-time England youth international Aina is a graduate of Chelsea's academy and spent over a decade at the club.

He spent the 2017/eighteen campaign away on loan at Hull earlier making a flavor-long loan move to Torino the following yr.

The Serie A side took up the option to make Aina's movement from Chelsea permanent in June 2019. The 23-twelvemonth-old made 37 appearances for Torino concluding flavor.

Earlier Tete's inflow Fulham had fabricated iii close-season acquisitions following their render to the Premier League, with goalkeeper Alphonse Areola arriving from Paris Saint-Germain, Mario Lemina joining on a season-long loan and Harrison Reed signing on a permanent basis afterward spending last flavour at Craven Cottage.

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