By . Simon Jones for the Daily Mail . Fulham are closing on an £800,000 deal for Boca Juniors defensive starlet Tiago Casasola. The 19-year-old has been watched by Barcelona, Roma and Tottenham scouts in recent months but Championship Fulham have stolen the initiative and hope to wrap up a deal for the Argentina U20 international over the weekend. Casasola has an Italian passport so would not require work permit. Close: Fulham are closing in on an £800,000 deal to sign 19-year-old Boca Juniros defender Tiago Casasola .
Fulham closing in on £800k deal for Boca Juniors defender Tiago Casasola . 19-year-old has been watched by Barcelona, Roma and Tottenham . Cottagers lost 2-1 to Ipswich on opening day of Championship season .