Luton Town Will Face Serious Rivals for £2.5 Million Jewel
According to the most recent sources, Luton Town, which was demoted from the Premier League, is trying to improve their team and has identified a highly-rated player who is presently playing in France.
The hiring of new players has probably been the most remarkable component of Luton’s ascent to the top of the English football league in recent years. Despite having the lowest budget in the tournament, the club has acquired players for comparatively modest prices and in only five years has earned three promotions while playing well in the Premier League.
The Hatters’ return to the Championship does not mean that this brilliant recruitment approach will end. According to Get Football News France, Rob Edwards’ team has eyed 19-year-old Cyriaque Irie of Dijon as a potential summer addition, but he will face fierce competition.
The Burkinabe has accepted terms with the Rossoneri, according to a report published earlier today by the French newspaper L’Equipe, and European powerhouse AC Milan is eager to bring him to the San Siro. The newspaper also stated that Dijon turned down an offer from the Italian team for his services, reportedly for £2.5 million, even though the winger was eager to leave France this summer.
Attacking players of exceptional potential are emerging from Burkina Faso; examples include Edmond Tapsoba, the Bundesliga champion, Dango Ouattara of Bournemouth, and Lassina Traore of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Issa Kabore, meanwhile, was recruited by Luton Town last summer on a loan from Premier League winners Manchester City. Irie is simply one more name to add to the burgeoning list of gifted individuals emerging from the African continent.
Luton Town will have to spend more than the £2.5 million that AC Milan offered for Irie’s signature—a sum that Dijon quickly rejected—if they hope to get the player before the transfer window closes at the end of August.
Although the Hatters have never been able to compete with a team like the Serie A powerhouses, Edwards may be able to give him a lot more playing time than Milan and could even lead him toward a Premier League career. Maybe Kabore might also speak with his countryman to persuade him to relocate to Kenilworth Road.
