Originally wanted by AS Monaco to help out following the sale of Aurelien Tchouameni to Real Madrid, Leicester City’s Boubakary Soumaré has now a new suitor.
The principality side have dropped back in the race following the purchase of Mohamed Camara from RB Salzburg, and it’s now their neighbouring rivals OGC Nice who are after the Foxes’ midfielder.
This comes from Media Foot in France, who report the Leicester player ‘ticks all the boxes’ when it comes Lucien Favre’s demands for a new midfielder in the south of France.
What helps Nice in their efforts here is that Soumaré has let it be known behind the scenes that ‘he wouldn’t be against an exit’ from King Power Stadium.
The big question here is how much the Ligue 1 side would be happy to put on the table for the player, as Monaco never seemed willing to meet the €20m demands from Leicester.
This is the same price being asked from Nice, and Media Foot make it clear that below that, ‘it will be complicated to get a deal done’.
What could work in their favour is that Leicester allegedly like Kasper Dolberg, and recently sold Kasper Schmeichel to the Ligue 1 side for £900k.
Therefore, the relationship is good, and could be of use going forward when it comes to Soumaré.
