Fernando Amorebieta
Fulham offer lifeline to want-away Fernando Amorebieta
Whites man in dispute is ready to offer an olive branch and knuckle down to work if an acceptable offer eludes him and club
Paul Warburton
Where there's life: Fernando Amorebieta (R)
Fulham have taken Fernando Amorebieta with them on their pre-season training camp to Ireland.
Previous reports claimed the Venezuelan international has refused to play for the Whites again - and has demanded a transfer.
But GWL has learned no toys have been thrown out of the pram across the Irish Sea, and Amorebieta understands he has to toe the line - at least until an acceptable offer has been received, or a third loan deal brokered.
If not, he is expected to be included in playing squads or face a fine.
Tweet: Amorebieta (R) in Ireland from his Twitter account
Amorebieta has twice had spells with Middlesbrough - but the new Premier League side has made it plain they have no place for the man who made 13 appearances on Teesside last term.
Last month Sporting Gijon reportedly offered a three-year deal to the player who joined Whites in summer 2013 from Athletic Bilbao - but the La Liga outfit want him for free.
Fulham want a fee for Amorebieta - even a small one despite the fact he is in the last year of his contract.
The 31-year-old has been more miss than hit in his three years on and off at Craven Cottage, while picking up 17 yellow cards with Boro and Fulham as well as four reds.
He was cruelly exposed in the penultimate match at Brentford where both he and Richard Stearman were exposed for pace in a 3-0 defeat with Bees in the lead by the same score at half time.
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