Man city youngster could be on the table for Nottingham forest in January transfer window…

September 26, 2024 Solomon NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

Brentford have once again been linked with a move for the Real Betis youngster Assane Diao. The latest reports indicate that the Bees could well move for the 19-year-old winger a year after initially being connected with the star but they are now set to face competition from their Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest.

Feyenoord, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Getafe and FC Porto are also all said to be in the mix to take Diao away from Real Betis, according to Estadio Deportivo.

homas Frank’s side first emerged as an interested party in Diao in the January 2024 window but while the opinion was that the Premier League club would have been willing to pay between €20-25 million (£17-21m), the La Liga side were holding out for a figure closer to the 19-year-old’s £25m release clause.

The world’s highest achievers have one thing in common: an appreciation for readingBlinkistAt the time of the Bees initial interest, the club’s then-Sporting Director Ramon Planes said of the situation: “We are very happy with his emergence. Remember that Betis, last year, played in the youth cup final. Assane was on that team, and within that youth philosophy, we are very happy that he is in the first team. “He is in a growth process. It’s normal that there is interest, but we refer to his clause.”Since the initial interest in January, Diao has seen his time on the pitch significantly reduced and from February onwards of the 2023/24 campaign, the winger became much more of a ‘bench player’. This season, the 19-year-old has seen his time on the grass limited to just 80 minutes in La Liga.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*