Nancy Lorraine youngster Samba Diakite attracting interest from Ligue 1 giants and Borussia Dortmund – Ligue 1 news
Reports in France suggest that Ligue 1 giants, Olympique de Lyonnais, Olympique de Marseille Toulouse and German Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund are keen on signing Nancy Lorraine starlet Samba Diakite.
The young midfielder was a revelation for Nancy in the 2010/2011 French Ligue season. The youngster made his debut for Nancy this season and in his maiden season, impressed a lot of football analysts in France due to his solid performances in midfield. The
22-year-old defensive midfielder made 23 appearances for Les Chardons this season and his performances were improved in the second half of the season when he became a regular member of Nancy’s starting XI.
Reports in French sports magazine L’Equipe suggest that Ligue 1 sides http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 and Toulouse are currently in a tug-of-war for the highly-rated midfielder’s services. German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund is also reportedly
interested in the youngster and are considering making a bid for the 22-year-old.
Olympique de Marseille are in the market for a new defensive midfielder while Lyon are also desperate to add a defensive midfielder to their ranks following the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international Jeremy Toulalan to La Liga outfit Malaga. However, Nancy are
reluctant in letting go of a player who just broke into the first team. New Nancy manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jean-c18112 Fernandez is also not ready to lose any of his players in the summer transfer window. The youngster signed a contract extension with Nancy this January which would
keep him at the Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Picot until 2014.
However, Nancy value the player at 8 million Euros which they believe is enough to fend off interest from the likes of Marseille and Toulouse. However, Lyon have just received 13 million Euros for the transfer of Jeremy Toulalan and might launch a bid for
the youngster. However, Lyon’s new policy of not breaking the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bank-c38601 in the summer transfer window might not let this happen.
Samba Diakite has just started his professional football career so the youngster should stay at Nancy a little while longer in order to continue his development as a footballer before making a move to a bigger club.
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