Martell Taylor-Crossdale Talks About Life at Fulham

Former Chelsea forward Martell Taylor-Crossdale revealed that he is still committed to Fulham despite a lack of regular first-team minutes and also expressed his admiration for Tammy Abraham.

Taylor-Crossdale left Chelsea when his contract expired in 2019 and he insists that he doesn’t regret joining the Cottagers.

For now, the 20-year-old has been limited to playing for Fulham’s Under-23 side. He only has one first-team appearance, which came in the Carabao Cup but he is insists that he has benefitted from the experience of learning from Fulham’s top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic.

The forward ended up turning down Hoffenheim and instead choose to move to Fulham in the summer. Taylor-Crossdale remains determined to prove to Fulham that he is worthy of first-team minutes. He has to impress Manager Scott Parker if he wants to earn more minutes on the pitch and have a chance to succeed.

“When I chose Fulham, I was just looking for a pathway that was structured and with a plan,” Taylor-Crossdale told Goal.com. “I wanted to go somewhere where the team was good and it would be a challenge for me.”

Martell Taylor-Crossdale, who is represented by Colossal Sports Management, was the Under-18 Premier League top scorer in the 2016-17 season. He also revealed that he thrived alongside the likes of Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi before leaving Chelsea.

“It was hard to leave but it was the right decision,” Taylor-Crossdale said. “You have to see the bigger picture. There are different pathways for everyone. Saying goodbye to everyone was hard but sometimes you have got to do what you have got to do.

 The top goalscoring season was helped by [Under-18 head coach] Ed Brand and Jody Morris. They showed me the next levels to go to. The fitness levels, footballing, tactically and then I was topping the charts. That was good.”