Despite an interest in Jean-Ricner Bellegarde that was announced on Monday, Wolverhampton Wanderers are targeting another Strasbourg player on Tuesday: Habib Diarra.
That’s what L’Equipe are reporting, recalling that all the while Lens have been struggling to convince the Ligue 1 side to let the midfielder go, Wolves have now joined the fun.
The last offer from Lens came in at €20m, with bonuses included, for the 19-year-old, and the Premier League club are now in the mix.
It’s said Wolves are the ones that could be ‘more insistent’ as we enter the final stages of the transfer window, with just a few days left for clubs to make deals happen.
The French newspaper reveal that those dealing with transfers at Molineux have ‘validated’ the young midfielder’s profile and could ‘quickly send an offer’ to Strasbourg.
The Ligue 1 side were initially completely against a transfer of their player, but the past few days has seen them ‘open the door’ to a transfer, perhaps because Diarra wants it or simply because they are expecting to receive an amount they cannot refuse from Wolves.
One to keep a very close eye on.
