Interest is growing in the young Belgian midfielders and internationals from Antwerp, Arthur Vermeeren (18) and Mandela Keita (21).
Vermeeren now also enjoys concrete interest from Atlético. The team of coach Diego Simeone, who is also behind Genk midfielder Bilal El Khannouss (19), has now submitted an offer to the Great Old, but it was far below the asking price. They logically hope for the jackpot on the Bosuil, around 30 million. We’ll have to wait and see whether the Spaniards push through, but with clubs like Barcelona, Dortmund and RB Leipzig also following him, there could still be a bidding war, now or towards the summer. Ideally, Vermeeren will stay for another six months, he is also in favor of that.
Keita and Vermeeren at the Devils in October. — © BELGA_HANDOUT
West Ham, sixth in the Premier League, has Mandela Keita (21) high on their list. The English club sent a scout to Antwerp and obtained information from the player’s entourage. It is not the first time that Keita has attracted English interest, as Norwich, Leeds, Blackburn and Nottingham Forest have also followed him. But West Ham is one step higher and has the resources to sign him. Antwerp itself paid 7.8 million last summer and would like to get at least double that for Keita. The Hammers are willing to go that far, but will wait and see if they decide to push through. There is time, because they want him with an eye to next season. And in any case, a midfielder has to leave first, because they have some around.
2024-01-22 20:40:26
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