Monaco target Ousmane Diomandé as Tosin Adarabioyo move looks likely to collapse | OneFootball

Despite appearing to be in pole position to complete a deal for Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo earlier this summer, Monaco will ostensibly not be signing the English defender, and are looking elsewhere for backline reinforcements.

According to Foot Mercato this afternoon, Adarabioyo is likely to see out the final year of his contract with the Cottagers due to the complexity of a prospective transfer, as the Premier League club have mandated several intermediaries.

Instead, the current Ligue 1 leaders have now identified two possible targets in Portugal. One of these is Sporting CP’s 19-year-old defender Ousmane Diomandé. The 19-year-old, who arrived from Midtjylland in January, has impressed in his technical ease and anticipation, and is already a starter in the Portuguese capital. However, a transfer would be difficult given his release clause is set at €80m.

A more realistic option would be Portimonense’s defender Filipe Relvas, who has also attracted interest from the likes of Chelsea, Wolfsburg, Beşiktaş, and Benfica. The 23-year-old would be likely to cost less than €10m.

GFFN | Raphaël Jucobin