Fulham and PSV striker Ricardo Pepi reportedly reach verbal agreement

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pepi-ricardo/GE8fEuGS/"]Ricardo Pepi[/a], 23, has struggled with injuries this season, but has been crucial for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] nonetheless, scoring 13 goals and providing 3 assists in 27 games across all competitions.[/p][p]PSV lead the Dutch Eredivisie by 16 points and could win a 27th league title as early as this weekend.[/p][p]According to [i][b]Fabrizio Romano[/b][/i], Pepi and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a] have reached a full verbal agreement on a summer move [b]worth up to €36 million[/b]. The American striker had already reached an agreement on personal terms with the Cottagers, who were after Pepi in January as well, but PSV rejected several bids.[/p][image alt="Ricardo Pepi's recent statistics" id="e3ea59a0-684a-4a8c-9443-cf5fff8b797d" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="a15c5d7e-998d-4a3b-a1ea-7b5d9d15b3b4" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Pepi, who's currently playing with his right arm in a cast after fracturing it earlier this season, is expected to have his medical at Fulham as early as this week.[/p][p]The 23-year-old striker joined PSV from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/augsburg/fTVNku3I/"]FC Augsburg[/a] in 2023 for €11 million after impressing at Eredivisie side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/groningen/MBUGcjb9/"]FC Groningen[/a] the season before, in which he scored 12 goals in 29 games. The American struggled with injuries throughout his PSV career, but has amassed 39 goals and 9 assists across 82 matches across all competitions.[/p][p]Pepi is currently under contract through June 2030[/p][embed guid="07ceaad3-8068-4b40-b6dc-1dc8986abf2d" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2033949448678625588?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]