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Fulham boss Marco Silva talked up \u201cquality\u201d Chelsea midfield pair Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez ahead of the west London derby at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n
Chelsea broke the British transfer record twice this year, signing Fernandez from Benfica for a reported \u00a3106.8million in January before beating Liverpool to confirm the transfer of Caicedo from Brighton for \u00a3115m in August.<\/p>\n
Silva spoke on how the pair\u2019s price-tags reflect their ability and expects them to bring the fight to Harrison Reed and Joao Palhinha on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnzo joined in January and Caicedo in the summer as well,\u201d Silva said. \u201cThey\u2019re quality. We are talking about two players they almost spent \u00a3250 million on.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis speaks about the quality and about how much they wanted them in their squad.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPlus (Conor) Gallagher in the midfield, they have the quality, the energy, they have the organisation to create a very good fight with our midfield line and I think it will be a very good fight because they have that quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Iwobi\u2019s second-half strike during Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup third round 2-1 victory over Norwich was his first Fulham goal since his reported \u00a322million move from Everton on deadline day.<\/p>\n
They have the quality, the energy, they have the organisation to create a very good fight with our midfield line<\/p>\n
Silva, who also signed Iwobi as Everton manager in 2019,\u00a0spoke on the Nigeria international\u2019s versatility and what he offers to his squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very good (Iwobi\u2019s performance against Norwich),\u201d Silva added.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a player I know really well, he knows the Premier League so well and he\u2019s mature. He has the quality, can play in many different positions and is a player that will give us the quality that we need in certain parts of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe provides that extra energy as well. It was good for him to score on his first game in a Fulham shirt and I want to see more of him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s going to be a really important player for us and I am pleased for him for starting his first game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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From Chelsea\u2019s starting XI during their 2-1 loss at Fulham in January, Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah are the only remaining players at the club.<\/p>\n
Silva said: \u201cThey are different and we are different as well. I think the game is going to be completely different. We can have a look for some things, but it will be different. They have a different manager.\u201d<\/p>\n