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According to reports, Southampton are highly interested in signing Burkina Faso international
Issa Kaboré on loan from Manchester City and they have also opened talks regarding the same.
Kabore’s current loan deal to Ligue 1 club Troyes (a sister club of the City football group) will be
over on July 2023 but it might be terminated earlier by Manchester City as he is attracting a lot
of interest from English clubs.
Issa Kaboré is primarily a right-back and is very active all over the right flank. In the 2021/22 season, he played 31 matches in Ligue 1 in Troyes and impressed everyone with his consistent
performances. He is a physical player, a great passer, an able defender, has good ball control
and most importantly, he is just 21 years old.
Apart from Southampton, the newly-promoted side Nottingham Forest is also interested in signing the right-back. In fact, their £17 Million offer for the youngster was turned down by City just a few days ago.
Issa Kaboré is the 3rd Manchester City player that Southampton have shown interest in this
transfer window. They already signed Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu and midfielder Romeo Lavia
from Man City U23 and Kaboré’s transfer, if it indeed takes place, will be their third City player in
this transfer window. They have also signed Armel Bella-Kotchap and Mateusz Lis.
Apart from him, Southampton are also very close to signing Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo.
Talking about the departures, Southampton are seemingly ready to loan out Adam Armstrong and many Championship clubs seem interested.
Southampton finished last season on the 15th position of the Premier League points table.
Although they have not signed any big names this season so far, Ralph Hasenhüttl has made some wise decisions in this transfer window. To check whether or not their plans work out, we will have to wait till 6th August when they play their first match of the upcoming season against
Tottenham Hotspurs.