Fulham sign Gonzalo García and César Palacios

Fulham Football Club has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Spanish striker Gonzalo García and midfielder César Palacios, marking a significant double transfer for the Premier League side. The deals, orchestrated by Fulham's head coach Álvaro Arbeloa, aim to bolster the club's attacking options following the departures of key forwards this summer.

The club will pay a guaranteed fee of 40 million euros for García, equaling the club-record sum paid for winger Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk last summer. An additional 10 million euros will secure the transfer of 21-year-old Palacios. Some reports suggest the total package for García could rise to as high as 70 million euros with performance-based add-ons, though the core agreement centers on the 40 million euro base fee. Real Madrid is understood to have secured a 30 percent sell-on clause for each player.

Both players are familiar with Arbeloa from his time coaching Real Madrid's youth teams and the senior squad. García, 22, broke into the first team last season but found playing time limited behind star forward Kylian Mbappé, making 11 starts across 35 appearances in La Liga and the Champions League and scoring eight...