Fulham\u2019s proposed signing of Ricardo Pepi has been called off, leaving the United States men\u2019s national team forward to finish the 2025\u201326 season with PSV. The 23-year-old Texan has scored 11 goals in 22 matches across all competitions so far this campaign.<\/p>\n
Pepi found the net in five consecutive Eredivisie appearances between the end of November and early January. He has been sidelined for the past three weeks with a broken arm. The injury meant he would have joined Fulham injured and been unable to play until some time in March.<\/p>\n
If Pepi\u2019s recovery goes as expected, he should be fit in time for the USMNT\u2019s late-March friendlies at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium against Belgium and Portugal. The FC Dallas youth alum will have roughly two months to build match fitness for those fixtures and for subsequent World Cup warm-ups on May 31 and June 6 against Senegal and Germany respectively, before the Group D opener on June 12 versus Paraguay.<\/p>\n
Domestically, Pepi remains part of a PSV squad chasing a third successive Dutch league title. PSV lead nearest competitor Feyenoord by 17 points with 13 games to play, giving him an extended run of high-level matches to regain form.<\/p>\n
Fulham\u2019s interest this month was prompted by Pepi\u2019s performances in what is described as a title-winning season for PSV. As long as he returns to a similar level once his arm is healed, there is no reason why the Cottagers or other suitors would not consider a move for him in the summer.<\/p>\n
For now, Pepi will complete the season in the Netherlands, focus on his recovery and work to restore the form that attracted Premier League interest this window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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