Super Eagles hopeful Lookman, Torino-owned fullback Aina say their goodbyes to Fulham

Published: May 25, 2021

Super Eagles hopeful Ademola Lookman and Torino-owned fullback Ola Aina have confirmed that their time at Fulham has come to an end.

The Cottagers will not be signing the 2017 U20 World Cup winner and the Nigeria international on a permanent basis following their demotion to the Championship next season.

Lookman and Aina said farewell to everyone at Fulham on Monday ahead of their return to RB Leipzig and Torino respectively.

The 23-year-old was one of the highlights in what was a dismal season for Scott Parker's team, scoring four goals and registering the same number of assists in 34 top-flight games.

Aina didn't perform badly too, showing his versatility across the backline by slotting in at right-back, left-back and center-back, and ended the campaign with 2 goals in 31 top-flight games.

Writing on Twitter, Lookman said : "It’s been a long and challenging season filled with highs and lows, and although of course it ended for us in disappointment with us going down, I’ve loved every single minute of my time at Fulham. Thank you".

Aina posted on Instagram : "To @fulhamfc thank you for making a big goal of mine achievable by playing week in ,week out. To all my brothers thank you for making this experience so special I love you man ❤️😭🤝

"To the manager and his staff thank you too 🙏🏾 To the fans it’s a shame we couldn’t stay in the prem, we all put a shift in. I’m sure @fulhamfc will be back very soon."

Aina's final appearance in a Fulham shirt was against Southampton on the antepenultimate round of the season while Lookman was in action vs Newcastle United this past weekend.

Igho Kingsley

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