{"id":85172,"date":"2023-08-29T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=85172"},"modified":"2023-08-28T20:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:57:47","slug":"fulham-set-to-complete-1m-move-for-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/08\/29\/fulham-set-to-complete-1m-move-for-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham set to complete \u00a31m move for keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Benda was said yesterday to be undertaking his medical at Fulham ahead of a \u00a31m move which will take him to the Cottagers despite an injury that is likely to keep him out of action until after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>It <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/07\/26\/could-brighton-keeper-loan-mean-the-end-for-steven-benda\/\">was back at the end of July<\/a><\/strong> that we first wondered whether the arrival of Carl Rushworth at Swansea could signal the end for Steven Benda and just a few days later there were the first press suggestions that Fulham could be the destination for the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>We covered that press reporting in our article of 1st August (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/08\/01\/fulham-looking-at-benda-move\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>) and yesterday the same journalist (Ian Mitchelmore) stated that he was having a medical at Fulham ahead of the move.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Understand Swansea goalkeeper Steven Benda is having a medical at Fulham today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Swans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Swans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DhJu1XTHEW\">https:\/\/t.co\/DhJu1XTHEW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Mitchelmore (@IanMitchelmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanMitchelmore\/status\/1696189307558445224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Benda in the last year of his contract a fee of \u00a31m appears on the face of it to be good business although with now just loanee Rushworth and Andy Fisher at the club it does leave us short of goalkeeping cover in the event of any injury or suspension to either of the two goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>It does give us the clear indication though that Michael Duff did not see Benda as part of his first team plans when he returns from injury and, with that being the case, a move away was the only logical outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Official outcome I guess is to follow shortly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83856\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Benda-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Benda was said yesterday to be undertaking his medical at Fulham ahead of a \u00a31m move which will take him to the Cottagers despite an injury that is likely to keep him out of action until after Christmas. 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