Dimitar Berbatov due to have a medical with MonacoLewis Holtby joins on loan from Tottenham

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Fulham have moved to replace Dimitar Berbatov by completing the signing of the Greece striker Kostas Mitroglou.

Berbatov has been allowed to travel to Monaco for a medical ahead of a potential loan move to the Ligue 1 side.

If Berbatov passes, he will sign on loan until the end of the season when his contract with the Cottagers expires.

Fulham have replaced him with Mitroglou, who has moved to Fulham from Olympiakos for an undisclosed fee

West Ham were interested in the player but the 25-year-old has opted to move to Craven Cottage instead. He has signed a four-year contract with the west London club.

The striker began his career in Germany, but moved to Olympiakos in 2007. He has enjoyed a fine season so far, scoring 14 league goals in the Greek Super League. In total he scored 62 goals in 148 appearances for Olympiakos.

Fulham have also signed the midfielder Lewis Holtby joined on loan from White Hart Lane.

"Lewis will stay in London and has joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season," Holtby's agent Marcus Noack said. "Fulham has put much effort into Lewis. "It is a very well-run club with an excellent manager, René Meulensteen. The system and philosophy how Fulham plays fits well with Lewis.

"He will have match practice in the second half of the season in his favourite position and then we'll see how things are going by summer."

Holtby joined Tottenham from Schalke 12 months ago for just £1.25m but the midfielder's camp claimed Spurs wanted £8m to £10m for the player to go back there.

"A return to the Bundesliga has been shattered due to circumstances we couldn't control," Noack said.

As Fulham continued their last-minute shake-up, Adel Taarabt completed his loan switch to Milan.

The Morocco forward has joined the Rossoneri for the rest of the season, despite having only joined Fulham on a season-long loan from relegated QPR last summer.

A statement from Milan read: "AC Milan announces that Adel Taarabt has joined on loan from QPR, with an option to sign the player at the end of the season."

The 24-year-old striker made just 16 appearances in all competitions for the Cottagers.

Fulham are hoping to bring in at least three more signings before the deadline.

The Dutch international John Heitinga is currently finalising a move from Everton, while the Manchester United youngsters Larnell Cole and Ryan Tunnicliffe appear close to signing.