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New signing Sander Berge says Fulham's style of play "suits" him after completing his move from Burnley.

The midfielder has joined the club on a five-year-deal having spent 12 months with the Clarets, where he played 40 times and scored two goals.

The Cottagers will pay an initial £20m for the 26-year-old, with a further £5m in add-ons.

"It feels fantastic. It's been a little bit back and forth the last few weeks, but I’m finally sitting here in the shirt in this beautiful stadium, knowing that my future is here, which feels great," Berge told club media.

"Fulham has always been a team that excited me. I've played them both in the Championship and Premier League, and it's fantastic how they play, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1.

"The DNA of the club is to be dominant, aggressive, front-footed, and play nice football, and I think that suits me."

The Norway international becomes the club's fourth signing of the transfer window, following the arrivals of Emile Smith Rowe, Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon.

Director of football operations Tony Khan added: "Sander has tremendous experience playing in the Premier League and in international competition, and we believe that he'll be a great addition to our squad."

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Fulham have completed the signing of midfielder Sander Berge from Burnley.

The 26-year-old has joined the Premier League club on a five-year deal for a fee believed to be £25m, with a club option of another 12 months.

What do you think of the new signing, Fulham fans? The type of player you need?

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We asked you which thing at Fulham hasn't been spoken about enough this week.

Here are some of your comments:

Tim: The need for a high-quality reserve keeper. No disrespect to Benda, but If anything happens to Leno, we are in trouble!

Kamil: How do we replace Bobby Decordova-Reid? I understand it’s not exactly the biggest name we’ve lost this summer, but Bobby was one of those utility men that every team used to have and who has come in useful for us time and time again, plugging into whatever hole needed filling and always bringing industry, effort and selflessness to the pitch.

Steve: The one thing that no-one is talking about with regards to Fulham is Fulham. When we are playing one of the 'big five', if they win, it's because they were amazing; if Fulham win it's about how the 'big' team made mistakes or were unlucky or didn't perform and the analysis is still all on them. Big team bias, that's what no-one is talking about.

Dan: How good of a deal Cuenca was. Only a few million for Villarreal's starting centre-back and as a sub he could really prove to be one of Fulham's best transfers this window.

FC: Digital season tickets, what an annoyance - especially when you have tickets for family and friends!

Fulham have agreed a deal with Lyon to sign 21-year-old French forward Rayan Cherki. (L'Equipe - in French), external

The Ligue 1 side have accepted a bid worth up to £16.7m. (Mail), external

Want more transfer stories? Read Wednesday's full gossip column

There is always so much noise at the start of the season and 2024-25 has been no different.

But when it comes to Fulham, what is the one thing nobody is talking about - good or bad?

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Fulham's Andreas Pereira created more chances than any other Premier League player during this season's first round of fixtures (six).

It is the 19th time on record a Fulham player has created six or more chances in a Premier League match, with the Brazilian responsible for seven of those.

Drew Heatley
Fan writer

Never eat yellow snow, never buy a car you can’t push – and never judge Fulham in August.

The Khans have been very clear since they arrived at the club more than a decade ago that they see the greatest value in the transfer window at the very end of it. Fulham have become a staple of deadline day, often signing a glut of players, many of whom we’d been tracking for weeks. That might be great for the balance sheet, but it doesn’t do too much for efforts on the pitch.

The result is a Fulham side that doesn’t much resemble what the manager is trying to do. The midfield three that started against Manchester United on Friday was a case of square pegs in round holes. Emile Smith Rowe was the most advanced, with Andreas Pereira settling for a place further back, just ahead of Sasa Lukic who, with the greatest will in the world, ain’t Joao Palhinha. The man who eventually does replace our recently-departed Portuguese enforcer is likely to arrive on – you guessed it – 30th August.

Starting the season at Old Trafford was always going to be tricky, but the next two fixtures offer opportunities to get points on the board; Leicester visit Craven Cottage on Saturday, before we travel to Ipswich the day after the window “slams shut”.

This transfer brinkmanship isn’t about penny-pinching; the Khans have proven they’re willing to spend. It’s more about dancing around PSR and other frameworks that hinder clubs our size. We’ll end up buying player X for the £30m his club wanted from the start, only by 10pm on deadline day, they’ll accept £15m up front with the rest coming over the next few years. It’s brave, it can be frustrating, but it has worked in the past.

In reality, Fulham’s season actually starts in September.

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Fulham are considering whether to go back to Crystal Palace with another bid for 28-year-old Denmark defender Joachim Andersen. (Sky Sports), external

And the Whites are also preparing to make a third offer for Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27. (Teamtalk), external

Want more transfer news? Read Tuesday's full gossip column

We asked for your thoughts after Friday's Premier League game between Manchester United and Fulham.

Here are some of your comments:

Man Utd fans

Danyal: For the first game of the season, I think we did really well. Defensively we were strong and we had good chances to make it more than 1-0. Positive play and Zirkzee getting his first goal will help him and the team immensely.

Gibbo: Good start to the season. Not the greatest of performances - but good enough. I thought Mazraoui at left-back offered skill and calmness on the ball, and Maguire looked happy and decisive.

Steve: Solid performance against a good side. Excellent debuts for the new recruits. Garnacho's miss will keep his feet on the ground. Need more from Rashford - again. Mount's best performance since joining. The score could easily have been 4-1. Three points in the first game - job done!

Fulham fans

Louis: Typical Fulham. Solid performance against a big side away - but fell just short late on. Some good signs but we need more recruits before the window closes if we're going to better last season.

Kevin: Some glimpses of promise on show. Probably should have got a point - however, we know we'll play worse and pick up three points as the season progresses. Great start to Smith Rowe's time with us. He looked like the quality buy his price tag would suggest.

Robert: After a promising start we were poor. Sloppy passing, regularly caught on the ball and relying on Leno to keep us in the game. What is most frustrating is losing to a poor Manchester United. I don't think we ever looked like scoring and an error by Cairney on the halfway line cost us a goal.

Fulham have reopened talks with Manchester United over the signing of 27-year-old Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay. (Sky Sports, external)

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has refused to rule out a move for McTominay. (Manchester Evening News, external)

Las Palmas have made a bid for Fulham's 29-year-old Brazilian forward Carlos Vinicius, who is also wanted by Corinthians. (Sky Sports, external)

Want more transfer stories? Read Monday's full gossip column

Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from Saturday's six Premier League fixtures, plus the best of the action from Friday's game between Manchester United and Fulham.

If you missed Match of the Day, you can catch up now on BBC iPlayer.

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On another day, Fulham would have got something from their trip to Old Trafford.

For quite a long time, they were solid in defence, they carried a threat in attack - albeit Adama Traore can be as frustrating as he can be effective and Bernd Leno made the superb saves he is supposed to.

But Marco Silva is right when he says they need a stronger squad.

Too often, Manchester United drove straight through their midfield and left them vulnerable to home attacks. In the end, United found a way through.

There was irony among the visiting contingent when they sang "he wants to play for Fulham'" when Scott McTominay was introduced during the second half.

Yet the Scotland international is exactly the type of player Fulham need, someone who can bring energy in the midfield and make them not quite so easy to play through.

A trip to Old Trafford on matchday one was not ideal for the Whites. The final outcome just underlined some home truths.

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Fulham boss Marco Silva to BBC Match of the Day: "Frustration with the result for us. Big frustration for our players and fans, for sure. Overall it was a good game with both teams trying to win the game.

"We started well and had good counter-attacks to score. We adjusted things at half-time and second half was much better. We had good moments, a two against one, we should have done better.

"The main thing for us was to keep the emotional control. When the game becomes open we should have kept the balance and kept compact. But in those moments we lost emotional control and that allowed them to score.

"The game was open and broken - we tried to rush our decisions. Many times we started to lose the ball too quick. We let the game go too emotional and we didn't want that.

"We lost four starters [in the transfer window]. We are probably the only team in the Premier League that lost four starters. We have to rebuild again. There is a lot of work for us to do over the next two weeks to rebuild.

"But we are very pleased with how the players have worked. We are working hard to get what we need."

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The team news is in with just over an hour to go before the Premier League returns, as Manchester United take on Fulham at Old Trafford.

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