Sofiane Diop to Leicester City?

The latest rumour to appear is that Sofiane Diop, a Monaco Winger that has shined his way through the team at Monaco, and we are the most rumoured club to sign him, `do you think he is worth the punt? What do you know about him?

Facts about Diop

He has played 75 games for Monaco in Ligue 1 since 2018, scoring 13 goals in that time and assisting 5 goals, a decent track record for a young winger.

He has also made a handful of appearances in European competitions like the Champions League and the Europa League, so he knows his way around a European competition!

He is also breaking his way into the France international U21 side, as he has made 8 appearances for them, scoring 4 goals already for them!

He is a French Winger who is 21 years old, soon to turn 22, and the rumour that has appeared is that we are looking at signing him for around £20 Million, which is a decent amount of money, but what does that mean for the like of Lookman, Albrighton and Barnes.

Fans views on Diop

“He looks like a decent winger, and could be a good signing for us, but the key word being COULD. We have experienced signing players who could be good, who end up not at all, a bit like last season when none of the players we signed came in and did a good enough job, so it would be a risk of a signing. What does this mean for Lookman? If we’re signing a new winger does that mean we’re not going to sign Lookman, or will we sign them both? In my eyes i’d rather sign Lookman on a permanent deal who already has experience in the league and has settled in nicely within the club, and has performed to a decent standard. If we where to sign a winger, we should spend more and sign a well adjusted, already proven winger” – Sam

“He seems like a quick, well thought out player, but will he do well in a LCFC shirt? We signed Soumare from the French League, and he just won Ligue 1 with Lille, yet he came to Leicester and has not settled in, and has requested to leave on ‘personal problems’ he has at Leicester, which is a shame but for whatever reason, Rodgers has signed him and after 12 months, he doesn’t think he is good enough, so it is a risk again to go after prospect players. I hope if we sign him he does well, but we still need to sign proven players on top of these players…” – Jake

Highlights of Diop

Watch Sofiane Diop’s personal highlights down below here, does he look good enough?