Report: Newcastle United and Southampton want Wilfried Kanon

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Newcastle United, Southampton and Leicester City reportedly want Wilfried Kanon.

According to The Sun, Newcastle United, Southampton and Leicester City are interested in signing Wilfried Kanon from ADO Den Haag in the summer transfer window.

It has been reported by the British tabloid that Premier League trio Newcastle, Southampton and Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester have been tracking the 25-year-old central defender.

The report has also claimed that Dutch club ADO Den Haag will sell the Ivory Coast international for £3 million.

According to The Sun, German clubs Schalke, Wolfsburg and Mainz and Spanish duo Real Betis and Getafe are interested in the centre-back as well.

Good defender

Kanon is a very good defender who is ready to step up from the Eredivisie and play in one of Europe’s bigger leagues.

According to WhoScored, the centre-back made 20 starts and one substitute appearance in the Eredivisie for ADO Den Haag this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process.

During the 2017-18 season, the 25-year-old made 25 appearances in the league, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.