The winter mercato ends tonight, but it is not over yet at KAA Gent. The Buffaloes are close to an additional reinforcement and are targeting a young defender from Ivory Coast.
The winter mercato closes this night and so Jupiler Pro League clubs get one last chance to strengthen themselves. KAA Gent is about to bring in another young African talent.
Transfer expert Rudy Galetti knows that the Buffaloes are very close to signing Eric Simporé. Simporé is a 19-year-old central defender who currently plays for SO Armée.
Young talent on the way at KAA Gent
That is a club from his home country, Ivory Coast. The defender is also a U20 international. It is expected that he will soon sign a contract in East Flanders.
It would be a loan until the end of this season, with a purchase option. He should be the fourth winter signing after Moctar Diop, Sota Tsukuda and Hyun-seok Hong.
On the outgoing side, Omri Gandelman, Franck Surdez, Bram Lagae, Stefan Mitrovic and Dante Vanzeir have already left. It remains to be seen whether there will be any further movement in the coming hours.
