This summer, Archie Brown was courted by several clubs and a transfer seemed to be in the pipeline. But Brown is still in Ghent and his price is high.
La Gantoise expected a turbulent market in terms of departures, and a sale ofArchie Brown seemed to be part of the plans. To anticipate, the Buffalos had recruited Tiago Araujo… but Brown ultimately did not leave, despite quite clear interest from several clubs.
Arriving from Lausanne Sport for 4 million euros, Archie Brown quickly settled on the Ghent left flank and established himself as one of the best in the championship in his position. OL, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace had inquired, as well as Turkey.
But it was ultimately Chelsea who positioned themselves most concretely to recruit the English full-back, trained in Derby. Without the deal finally being done… and interest has now diminished in view of the winter transfer window.
Since then, Archie Brown has not lost his place at Ghent and has already played 23 matches in all competitions, the majority as a starter. The player has already made his desire to leave clear in the winter transfer window, according to Het Laatste Nieuws.
La Gantoise would not put a spoke in his wheels, but is asking a very high sum for his left side, namely around 12 million euros (he is valued at 7 million on Transfermarkt).
