Marco Silva, Manager of Fulham, gestures during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Manchester City FC at Craven Cottage on May 25, 2025 in London, England. (placeholder image
Marco Silva, Manager of Fulham, gestures during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Manchester City FC at Craven Cottage on May 25, 2025 in London, England. ( | Getty Images
Leeds United have made a £32m bid for a Fulham ace who has been praised by Marco Silva in recent months
Leeds United have looked to get ahead of Newcastle United in the race for Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz by submitting a £32m bid for the Brazilian, according to reports.
The Craven Cottage outfit have been sent an offer worth £26m up front with a further £6m in potential add-ons. However, The Evening Standard have reported the bid has been rejected by the West London club - who view the Brazilian as one of their most valuable assets.
West Ham United were said to be interested in the player in January while earlier this month it was reported by NUFC Blog that Newcastle United were weighing up a move for the player after seeing one of their other targets, Liam Delap, join Chelsea in a £30m deal. The Magpies reportedly went as far to meet with the player’s representatives.
Rodrigo Muniz contract situation at Fulham
Muniz is under contract at Craven Cottage for another 12 months but Fulham to hold an option to extend his deal by another year, meaning he effectively has two years to run on his contract. Fulham are under no pressure to sell this summer but if a new deal cannot be agreed, it could be a different picture in 12 months’ time.
The club are not planning to sell the 24-year-old but have not completely closed the door on his possible exit as they are willing to do business at the right price. The report from The Evening Standard adds that Leeds are unlikely to return with an improved offer but Newcastle have not been ruled out of the race.
Muniz netted 11 goals in all competitions last season. He has scored 26 times in 97 appearances for Fulham and has been with the club since 2021.
Rodrigo Muniz hailed as “proper quality” striker by Marco Silva
Fulham were one of only two sides to beat Liverpool last season before the Reds were confirmed as Premier League champions. They came from behind to record a 3-2 win at Craven Cottage with Muniz scoring what proved to be the decisive third goal as he impressively got the better of Virgil van Dijk to net Fulham’s third back in early April.
“He's a proper quality striker,” Fulham boss Marco Silva told Match of the Day of Muniz following that impressive victory. “He's still very young but going so quick and doing so well. We have in our hands a very good striker. He knows that and he knows my opinion. He has many things to improve but he’s so strong, a very high quality for a No.9 striker.
“The capacity to play with his back to the central defenders, then inside the box being a technical player and sharp enough to take these types of moments which he showed again.”
He’s also earned praise from Premier League record goal-scorer Alan Shearer, who said of him after a 3-1 win over Bournemouth: “He really was a handful. Tough to play against, horrible to play against in fact.
“That’s always a good thing for a centre-forward, that’s what you have to be. He was strong, he ran the channels, he brought players into the game, and he really upset the Bournemouth defenders in every way, in everything he was doing.”
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