Exit Kouamé, Anderlecht bets everything on an extended stay for Zirkzee | Belgian football

An extended stay in JPL seems excluded for Christian Kouamé, indicates Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday. On loan (without a purchase option), the Ivorian will return to Fiorentina this summer. That said, he should not count on a starting place. With Cabral and Piatek, the Viola already has two top strikers. In addition, the name of Edison Cavani comes up insistently. In short, no place for Kouame.

This does not mean that the Italians want to loan their player for another season. With 13 goals and 10 assists this season (championship + Cup) on the clock, Christian Kouamé’s performances have not gone unnoticed in Europe.

Its market value hovers around 10 million euros. At this price, Fiorentina will above all seek to sell their striker to recover a good part of the 11 million disbursed to Genoa in January 2020. When it comes to such large sums, the RSCA cannot match. A departure from Kouamé therefore seems inevitable.

On the other hand, the Joshua Zirkzee record (18 goals, 11 assists) encourages more optimism. At the end of the contract at Bayern, the Dutch striker could extend with the Bavarian club. But as long as there is Lewandowski, his chances of getting playing time are slim. In this context, it is therefore not unthinkable that he asks to be loaned for an additional season. And as he feels very well in Brussels, Anderlecht can hope to keep him.

In an ideal world, Vincent Kompany would start next season with three strikers: Zirkzee, Raman and 17-year-old youngster Stroeykens, who could extend his contract if he gets guarantees over his playing time.

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