Millwall to battle Blackburn Rovers for Fulham attacker | OneFootball

The winger is set for a move to the Championship before tonight's deadline.

Millwall are set to do battle with Blackburn Rovers in an attempt to get Fulham winger Martial Godo on loan ahead of their Championship rivals.

Millwall's interest in Godo has been reported by both The Athletic and South London Press' sports editor, Richard Cawley.

Lancashire Telegraph reported Elliott Jackson stated earlier today that the winger was likely to move to Ewood Park, but that there was still some work to be done.

Jackson also said that Amario Cozier-Durberry was likely to join Rovers, which he now officially has.

If they want to add Godo - another young Premier League wideman - to John Eustace's ever growing roster, then they will need to beat the Lions to him.

Millwall interested in Martial Godo

The Fulham youngster is a target for Millwall in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.

Any deal for the 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Wigan Athletic, is subject to the Cottagers adding a winger to their ranks before 11pm, according to The Athletic.

Marco Silva, Fulham's manager, has previously said that he wants to add players in: "wide attacking areas," before the end of the window, as per The Athletic. So far, they haven't been able to secure any deals for players of this nature.

Last season, Godo provided nine combined goals and assists in 34 league appearances for Shaun Maloney's Wigan side.

On top of that, he also scored five goals in the three Premier League 2 matches that he featured in.

With a potential move for the 21-year-old being lined up, Millwall are said to have already sealed a deal for another attacker of the same age: Middlesbrough's Josh Coburn. Cawley has said that the Lions have completed the transfer.

The striker will move to The Den on loan with no option to buy, as per Dominic Shaw. It is not yet clear whether he will be eligible to face Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Martial Godo would bring a new element to Millwall's attack

Harris has added some neat attacking talent to his ranks in this window. Femi Azeez has arrived from Reading and Macaulay Langstaff was bought from Notts County.

They could be very impactful players, although Langstaff hasn't quite shown that yet, but Godo has qualities that neither of those two, or really anyone else in the Millwall squad, possess.

He has that raw speed, acceleration and change of direction that can scare the life out of defences. Having that type of player in your squad will make any team better, especially one that has the end product that Godo has displayed.