The Tukkers management earmark the former Feyenoord Rotterdam star as a perfect replacement for Luuk de Jong, who seems set to join Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach.
Reports from De Grolsch Veste indicate that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luc-Castaignos-c22500, in the ongoing summer transfer window.
The Tukkers prolific striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, Newcastle United, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach expressing keen interest in landing his signature before
the start of the 2012/13 campaign.
However, Die Fohlen seem to be the favourites to acquire the services of the Dutch international following the striker himself expressing his desire to join the Bundesliga side.
With the impending departure of De Jong from De Grolsch Veste, the Twente management have started to earmark possible replacements, and Castaignos is the first candidate to be short-listed by the Tukkers.
The 19-year-old, who came through the ranks of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam, started his professional career at De Kuip Stadion in the 2009/10 season. His impressive performances upfront in the 2010/11 campaign garnered him severe interest from a host of elite European
clubs.
Eventually, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan successfully managed to lure the young striker to San Siro in the summer of 2011 on a deal believed to be in the region of three million Euros.
Although, the youngster has failed to feature regularly for the Serie A giants, his promising displays in his limited game-time at San Siro has attracted interest from several European clubs, who are eager to add the Dutch hit-man to their squad before the
ongoing summer transfer window slams shut.
Sporting Lisbon, Queen Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043, Newcastle United and West Ham United are reportedly keeping tabs on the young talisman. However, the Dutchman earlier himself expressed his desire of moving back to ply his trade in the competitive Eredivisie
in a bid to re-launch his career.
Although, Castaignos has a contract at San Siro that runs until the summer of 2016, reports confirm that an offer in the region of six million Euros would be enough to entice the striker from the Serie A side.
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