Fulham’s interest in Victor Moses is bad news for Timothy Fosu-Mensah

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London rivals Crystal Palace and Fulham are both weighing up a bid for Chelsea outcast Victor Moses, according to the Sun.

The former Wigan man was a favourite of Antonio Conte but he has struggled for gametime under Maurizio Sarri, making just six appearances so far this season.

The Sun report that the Blues will demand a £12m fee for the man who has become the club’s third-choice right back and that has attracted the interest of the Cottagers and their former manager Roy Hodgson.

Moses can of course operate as a right winger as well, but if Claudio Ranieri gets the Nigerian international and uses him to bolster his faltering back four, it would be very bad news indeed for Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

Cyrus Christie has already pushed himself ahead of the Manchester United loanee in Ranieri’s right-back pecking order and the likes of Denis Odoi and Calum Chambers can also fill in out there.

Getting Moses in would only shunt Fosu-Mensah further out of contention and given that he is only a loanee, Fulham would likely have no qualms freezing him out if it boosted their Premier League survival hopes.

That would make it two underwhelming loan spells in a row after the Dutchman’s uneventful period with Palace last season.