Fulham have rejected an offer from Leeds United for striker Rodrigo Muniz.
The Cottagers were approached with an offer worth £26million plus £6m in add-ons but have declined, Standard Sport understands.
Muniz is considered by the Fulham board as one of the club’s most valuable assets and attracted exploratory interest from West Ham in January.
Fulham do not intend to sell the Brazilian this summer but understand they may be forced to consider his exit if an offer too good to refuse arrives.
In the meantime, they have been tracking a number of striker targets of their own and could sign a centre-forward this summer even if strikers Muniz and Raul Jimenez both stay at the club.
Leeds plan to sign a top striker this summer but are expected to move on to other targets now that their bid for Muniz has been rebuffed.
Muniz, 24, scored eight Premier League goals in 31 games last season but only started eight of those matches, with veteran Jimenez often starting ahead of him.
Muniz also scored three goals in four games in Fulham’s run to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
He joined Fulham from Flamengo in 2021, and has scored 26 goals in 97 matches for the west London club.
