Macaulay Zepa: Fulham in fight to keep young star after Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest offers | OneFootball

Exclusive: The teenager is a star for the youth team but wants a move away

Fulham youngster Macaulay Zepa is attracting interest from Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest.

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Zepa is keen on a move away, with Bournemouth and Forest prepared to offer the youngster a long-term deal.

Both clubs have held talks with Zepa and believe their respective offers are a reflection of their faith in the 2008-born winger.

Zepa only turned 17 at the start of July but Bournemouth and Forest have discussed first-team pathways with the player as part of negotiations.

The teenager is highly regarded at Fulham and came off the bench to score for the club’s Under-21s team on Tuesday.

Zepa, formerly of Chelsea and Arsenal, joined Fulham in February 2024.

Zepa has since been promoted to the Under-21s team and grabbed a goal and an assist as Hayden Mullins’ team kicked off the new season with a 7-0 win over Sutton United.

Fulham’s Under-21s finished second in the Premier League 2 last season.

Fulham have shown there is a pathway through to the first team for their academy players under Marco Silva.

The Whites have tied down academy prospects Josh King and Seth Ridgeon to new long-term deals and will also hope to convince Zepa to stay in west London.