Ex-Newcastle United defender sold by Rafa Benitez completes shock deadline day move from Premier League club

Fulham defender Kevin Mbabu joined Bundesliga outfit Augsburg on-loan on deadline day. Mbabu only signed for Fulham from Wolfsburg last summer, however, he failed to make the grade at Craven Cottage and moved to Swiss side Servette on-loan in February.

The 28-year-old moved back to his parent club earlier this summer, however, he didn’t feature in either of Fulham’s opening two Premier League games or their Carabao Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur. And Mbabu made a deadline day return to the Bundesliga on Friday, moving to Augsburg on a season long loan deal.

Mbabu’s career in England began a decade ago when he was signed by Newcastle United from Servette during the 2013 winter window. The Switzerland international made just five senior appearances for the Magpies and after loan spells at Rangers and Young Boys, he left Newcastle in 2017 for just £100,000, around 10% what the club initially forked out for his services four years previous.