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Rodrigo Muniz
Centre-Forward / Brazil / Fulham FC
65 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Link-up play
Target man
Perched in 11th place after a mercurial WDLLW run that captures their mid-table malaise, Fulham face a familiar dilemma — how to unlock the potential of Rodrigo Muniz. The 25-year-old Brazilian striker arrived with Flamengo pedigree and a €20 million valuation, yet Marco Silva has granted him a meager 546 minutes across 15 appearances this season. One goal and one assist scarcely tell the tale of a player whose 6'1" frame and 70-rated shooting suggest a classic target man in waiting. His link-up play offers precisely what Fulham's creative axis — Harry Wilson and Emile Smith Rowe — crave: a physical fulcrum to knit attacks together. But Silva's hesitation persists. With 68 pace and deft touch for his size, Muniz possesses the raw materials to torment Premier League defenses, yet finds himself an expensive spectator. As the fixture calendar tightens and rotation becomes necessity, the question sharpens: will Muniz finally get his moment, or has Fulham's patience already worn thin?