Everton and West Ham United are showing an interest in Auxerre midfielder Brahim Konate, according to claims in the Belgian media. The 20-year-old has also been linked with Jupiler side Standard Liege.
It’s been reported Standard Liege have already put in €1.5m bid to Auxerre for the youngster, and given Liege is a French speaking area of Belgium this could give them an advantage. Everton have coincidently been linked with Standard Liege forward Ishak Belfodil in the past couple of weeks, but the latest reports from Belgium suggest that move is now off.
Konate came through the Auxerre youth system, and in 2015 made his debut for the senior team. The young midfielder has since gone on to make fourteen league appearances for the French club, and has also represented his country at youth level.
Both West Ham and Everton are expected to recruit this month, and with less than two weeks remaining… they need to get a move on.
