Christian Falk izvještava da je Edmond Tapsoba ovog ljeta bio predmet ozbiljnog interesa Saudijske Pro lige. Al-Nassr su bili glavni protagonisti u ovom slučaju, iako sam igrač ‘nije baš zainteresiran’ za potencijalni transfer.
“Postoji mnogo klubova zainteresovanih za Edmonda Tapsobu, ali trenutno Leverkusen ne želi da ga proda. Imao je izlaznu klauzulu vrijednu oko €95m, ali je ista istekla,” rekao je šef odjela za fudbal u BILD Group za CaughtOffside. “Čuo sam da je Al-Nassr ozbiljno zainteresovan za igrača, iako sam Tapsoba sam nije previše zainteresiran da ide u Saudijsku Arabiju. Mora postojati zaista lud ponuda koju ni Leverkusen ni igrač ne bi mogli odbiti. Međutim, postoje drugi igrači u Leverkusenu koji su vjerovatnije prodavati u poređenju sa njim.”
The 25-year-old centre-back was ever-present for Xabi Alonso’s men in the 2023/24 campaign. He helped the former Liverpool midfielder lift Bayer Leverkusen’s first league title in their 120-year history, with the club recording the German top-flight’s first-ever invincibles season.
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The Shields Gazette reported yesterday that the Magpies had ‘opened talks’ with Leverkusen over the possibility of signing Tapsoba this summer. That’s not to suggest the club are deviating entirely from top target Marc Guehi, however, despite multiple rejected offers for the Crystal Palace defensive lynchpin. Unfortunately for the Tyneside-based outfit, it seems the player would rather stay put in Germany than pursue a permanent switch to England. At the very least for one more season. Money, it seems, won’t clear this particular impasse.
