Monaco in advanced talks to sign Amiens’ Kassoum Ouattara on ‘joker’ transfer | OneFootball

According to Foot Mercato, AS Monaco are in advanced negotiations to sign Amiens SC defender Kassoum Ouattara (19) on a ‘joker’ transfer.

Monaco have lacked depth at left-back since Caio Henrique suffered a potentially season-ending ACL injury earlier in the season. At the time of the injury, Adi Hütter said that the club weren’t necessarily looking to go into the market for a replacement, seeking to highlight Ismail Jakobs’ ability to compensate for the absence of the injured Brazilian.

The option of a ‘joker’ transfer, which allows a French team to buy one player from another French team outside of the transfer window periods, therefore looked unlikely to be explored. However, Foot Mercato are now reporting that Monaco are in advanced discussions to sign Amiens’ France U20 international Ouattara. The left-back would also help compensate for Jakobs’ own absence. He is set to feature for Senegal in this winter’s AFCON.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle