According to the Daily Mail, Leeds, Everton and Crystal Palace are interested in signing Sassuolo forward Jeremie Boga.
What’s the story?
Well, the 24-year-old has just been the subject of a £15.5m bid from Atalanta, although Sassuolo rejected the offer.
Leeds, Everton and Crystal Palace are all said to have expressed an interest, but are yet to firm it up with a bid.
Boga has two years left on his contract with Sassuolo, and he has spoken previously about wanting to leave the Serie A outfit.
The Daily Mail believe Sassuolo rejected a £30m bid from Napoli last summer, while Rennes also offered £17.5m.
However, the 3-cap Ivory Coast international should now be available for less, given his contract situation.
Who is Jeremie Boga?
You might remember the tricky winger from his time at Chelsea.
Boga came through the academy at Stamford Bridge, where Jose Mourinho once described him as the future.
Interestingly, his Sassuolo teammate Filip Đuričić said that Boga is the best dribbler he’s even seen, or played with.
Significantly, Đuričić shared a dressing room with Sadio Mané at Southampton, who himself is a pretty impressive dribbler.
As quoted by Football Italia, the Serbian said: “Honestly, I don’t know any dribblers better than him. I played with many people but, in beating his man, he’s the best I’ve ever seen.”
Whoever lands the exciting Ivorian will be getting a fantastic player.
Whatever happens, one of Marcelo Bielsa, Rafa Benitez or Patrick Vieira will be getting their hands on a very dangerous forward, to say the least.
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