Belgian influx could continue with Chadli

Belgium fly in for a friendly with England at Wembley this week but for many of their players, good ol' blighty is a home from home already.

With Moussa Dembele, Thomas Vermaelen, Thibault Courtois, Vincent Kompany all contracted at English clubs and Eden Hazard and Jan Vertonghen expected to make the permanent committal to the Premier League, Nacer Chadli of FC Twente looks to be the latest Belgian to have caught ever-infectious the bug.

With the attacking midfielder rumoured to be wanted by Fulham, Sky Sports have said that Chadli, who has two years left on his contract with Twente, told Belgian media company Het Laatste Nieuws that England would be the most attractive destination to him if he wanted to change clubs.

Chadli confirmed that he will be gone from the Netherlands by the end of June and he has it in his sights to follow exactly the same journey as Dembele, who went from the EreDivisie to the Premier League and has seen his reputation rise at a fair speed in just one year.

Elf Voetbal, a Dutch football magazine, said that Fulham have shown confirmed interest in the 22 year old back in January where they were willing to fork out an £4.3 million fee.

With 8 goals from 33 appearances this season for Steve McClaren's men from Enschede as they finished sixth in the Dutch league, Chadli admitted to La Derniere Heure that he wants a new challenge and whilst he thought the Italian and Spanish leagues weren't too bad, he said that they just didn't compare to the attractiveness of the Premier League.

As well as hoping to play some part in the friendly with England, Chadli went on to say that he will not buckle under the pressure of the watching scouts and that he has already done enough to earn a good fee for Twente.

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