Valencia defender Montoya agrees Fulham switch Transfer Market - Premier League Pending medical examination

Premier League newboys Fulham are set to complete the signing of Valencia full-back Martin Montoya.

The player was absent from training on Thursday with his club's permission, after they had agreed a deal with the London club.

Now, the deal is simply pending a medical and Montoya is en route to the English capital to undergo examinations and pen his contract.

A transfer must be completed before 18:00 CET as that is when the English market closes.

Real Betis had also shown interest in signing the former Inter man but their offer hadn't exceeded 4.5 million euros.

In addition to Fulham, fellow Premier League side Brighton had also shown interest in the defender.

If the departure of Montoya goes through, then Marcelino would be left with eight defenders, a figure that the coach had always insisted he wanted to move forward with for the season.