Final month, The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards reported that Belgian winger Johan Bakayoko had ‘featured prominently’ in recruitment conferences forward of the January window.
His December ‘unique’ steered that the 21-year-old was rising as a key goal heading into the brand new 12 months, including that every one members of the membership’s recruitment workforce have been in favour of signing the PSV expertise.
Though our hopes of signing a brand new right-winger this month seem distant forward of Monday’s deadline, an intriguing replace has now emerged on Bakayoko’s future.
In accordance with L’Equpe reporter Loïc Tanzi, Johan Bakayoko is one to look at over the ultimate days of the January window as ‘at the very least two’ unnamed Premier League golf equipment are planning a late push to signal the PSV star.
After reporting that Marseille and Borussia Dortmund had joined the race to signal Lloyd Kelly, the journalist has left followers questioning if Newcastle could also be a kind of golf equipment.
Not solely does this come following information of our curiosity, it appears barely extra believable that we’d be ready to launch a late bid now Miguel Almiron has banked us £10m following a return to MLS aspect Atlanta United.
Bakayoko’s agent has beforehand acknowledged that the winger “won’t depart” PSV this month, it doesn’t matter what the provide, however Tanzi appears to suppose that gained’t cease a few Premier League sides from attempting.
Liverpool have been beforehand linked of their bid to discover a long-term Mo Salah alternative, whereas Brentford launched a club-record bid again in 2023.
On Wednesday night time, the winger shone towards Liverpool within the last league night time of the Champions League, scoring a stunning purpose after sitting down two defenders and firing into the nook.
With Almiron now bought, there often is the ‘headroom’ to make a late transfer, though native journalists proceed to insist that it’s unlikely anybody arrives earlier than Monday night time’s deadline.
Time will inform, however a late try earlier than his inventory continues to rise might be one to look at – until one in every of our rivals try to get in forward of us.