Marco Silva has bemoaned Fulham's lack of transfer activity, saying the club have been "passive" ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

Marco Silva bemoans Fulham's 'passive' windowThe Cottagers have made just one signingFulham face Brighton on SaturdayFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The west London club have made just one new signing ahead of their opening fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, with goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte arriving on a free transfer after leaving Montpellier at the end of the 2024-25 Ligue 1 campaign.

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Fulham have been linked with several names throughout the course of the summer, with Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson – who spent last season on loan with The Cottagers – at one stage believed to be on the verge of a permanent move. However the deal has since hit the buffers, much to Silva's frustration.

WHAT SILVA SAID

In quotes carried by the BBC, Silva said of Fulham's business so far: "It's not an ideal scenario. I didn't expect us to be this passive. I knew what I wanted and the plan was there but it hasn't happened. Right now we need to reinforce. In some positions we are very short.

"Did I expect it? Of course not, but the market is the market."

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Despite their failure to land key targets thus far, Fulham have been in fine form in pre-season. Silva's men have won all three of their warm-up fixtures, recording impressive victories over Nottingham Forest, Al-Ittihad, and Eintracht Frankfurt.