Following confirmation of his departure, Real Betis winger Assane Diao is expected to finally sign a new contract with Brentford.
Assane Diao earned his Spain U21 debut in October and has scored four goals in 11 first-team games for Real Betis.
Sky Sports News reported earlier this month that Ivan Toney looks certain to stay at least until the end of the season,
with a huge £100 million price tag on his head.
Brentford are preparing a January move for Real Betis winger Assane Diao.
The Bees hoped to sign another front-line player in the summer,
and Diao has surfaced as a fresh target after his good start this season.
The 18-year-old made his Spain U21 debut in October and has four goals in 11 Betis first-team games to far.
A right-footer who primarily plays on the left, one of his goals came as a right-winger against Sparta Prague in the Europa League,
capitalising on the goalkeeper’s error to put Betis ahead.
Diao is among several targets ahead of January that also still includes Johan Bakayoko at PSV Eindhoven,
after Brentford tried to sign him right up until the deadline in August.
He has since been starring for the Dutch club in the Champions League, scoring against Lens,
while he has also been of interest to other big clubs on the hunt for a new winger, including Tottenham.
The Bees are considering whether to revive the Bakayoko deal or look elsewhere,
so they have also been tracking Grenada’s 22-year-old winger Bryan Zaragoza.
Diao is emerging as a real talent for the future, however,
and carries with him the attributes to be a potential long-term successor to Bryan Mbeumo,
who is being tracked by bigger clubs.
Brentford may also look for cover at left-back due to the injury to first-choice Rico Henry,
and potentially another attacking central-midfielder,
although they are impressed with the development of Yegor Yarmolyuk.
As Sky Sports News reported earlier this month, Ivan Toney is likely to stay at least until the end of the season,
with a whopping £100m price tag on his head.
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