Manchester Metropolis, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion all dispatched scouts to France to observe the identical participant this week, in accordance with reviews.
HITC write {that a} fleet of Premier League scouts visited Lens on Thursday night for his or her Convention League qualifier first leg in opposition to Greek outfit Panathinaikos. The hosts ran out 2-1 winners regardless of being decreased to 10 males halfway via the primary half.
The main focus of their consideration was midfielder Andy Diouf, the left-footed ball-carrying midfielder who helped France to say Olympic silver beneath the now-resigned Thierry Henry earlier this month.
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After spending time in PSG’s academy as a teen, Diouf wound up at Rennes for the ultimate years of his soccer schooling and made a handful of appearances for the primary crew.
He then went out to Swiss facet Basel, first on mortgage and them completely after an choice to purchase was taken up final summer time – however was instantly snapped up by Lens, for whom he performed 30 video games in all competitions final season.
Diouf is especially famous for his capability to hold the ball lengthy distances and beat opponents to get into or across the field. He has beforehand been linked with Liverpool, too, simply so as to add one other Premier League membership onto an already prolonged checklist.
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Tottenham have been linked with the midfielder (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Some inference has been drawn that Tottenham would welcome an alternative choice in midfield following Oliver Skipp’s £20m sale to Premier League rivals Leicester Metropolis – although you might additionally argue that they’ve offered Skipp as a result of there wasn’t actually a first-team place for him.
However Diouf’s apparent capability and widespread curiosity counsel that a number of golf equipment assume he could be a bit good, and we’re led to consider soccer golf equipment like having good gamers. It’s type of their entire factor.
Diouf has one other 4 years to run on his present deal, so he’s unlikely to come back low-cost – particularly contemplating Lens have commanded massive charges lately for Seko Fofana, Lois Openda and Elye Wahi.
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