Reims boss David Guion is ‘really happy’, with the Ligue 1 outfit expected to keep reported West Ham United, Arsenal and Everton target Boulaye Dia until the summer, as he told Telefoot.
The Red and Whites may be 12th in the French top flight at present but no one at the Stade Auguste Delaune is relaxing just yet.
Reims know they are only a bad week or two away from slipping back into the relegation scrap and, with that in mind, keeping hold of their star striker always felt like a must this month.
According to Le10 Sport, Dia’s stunning form caught the eye of both Arsenal and Everton earlier in the window.
West Ham, meanwhile, made a bid before walking away from the table, feeling that £12 million was too much for a man few inside or outside of France knew much about this time last year (France Football).
“When you see the way Boulaye behaves now and how he acts within the group, he is happy and has fun on the field. He is efficient and really gives good signals,” said Reims coach Guion, who was always determined to hang on to the 24-year-old Senegal international.
“We feel (that we have) a boy really invested in the Stade de Reims project. I’m really happy to keep him until the end of the season.
“We will wait a few more hours to be really sure because everything moves very quickly in football and you never know. But there are some good signals.”
Only Kylian Mbappe has scored more Ligue 1 goals this season than Dia (12 in 19 starts).
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