Leicester City join Southampton in race for Brest midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
It’s been a transfer window full of surprises, and Leicester City could be set to carry on this trend.
According to the football transfer rumours in British media, Leicester City have joined Southampton in race for Brest midfielder Ibrahima Diallo.
The 21-year-old has been subject to interest from various European clubs.
The France international joined Brest from Monaco for a fee in the region of 2 million euros in July 2019. His contract expires in the summer of 2023.
The midfielder has featured in 5 matches for Brest this term.
The 21-year-old has been touted as one of the brightest young prospects in France.
Ibrahima Diallo has represented France at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level, winning 13 caps.
His performances have seen him become the target of many European clubs including Leicester City.
Leicester City are looking to sign a midfielder and have identified the 21-year-old as potential transfer target. They have built a reputation for recruiting young talent from within Europe, predominantly targeting those with sell-on value and immense potential.
Diallo is a long-term target of Leicester City and could be a decent addition for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
The France international will offer the Leicester boss the freedom to be more flexible with his formations, tactics and team selections.
According to the report, “Leicester City are set to rival Southampton in the race to sign Ibrahima Diallo. The French midfielder is a hot property in the transfer window at the moment. According to Le Telegramme, via Get French Football News, Diallo is set to be the subject of an offer from Leicester. Their manager Brendan Rodgers is an admirer of the 21-year-old, while Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl also wants to sign the player. L’Equipe claims a Saints offer is coming soon as well. It will be a tug of war between the two clubs, but Leicester may have the upper hand as they can offer Europa League football to Diallo.”
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It would take a huge offer from Leicester to prise the 21-year-old midfielder from Brest.
Good signing for Leicester City?
It is smart from the club to invest in younger players, rather than splashing out big money on experienced players with no resale value.
As for the player, Leicester could be a great place for him to grow as a footballer. They will be able to provide him with regular first-team football and he will be coached by a very good manager like Brendan Rodgers.
If he turns out to be a star like many expect, it could be one of the club’s smartest transfers.
If Brendan Rodgers sees him as the right man for his side, Leicester City should quickly make a move to fend off interest from other clubs.
It will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds in the next few days.
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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.
