Brighton, 11th in the Premier League in 2023-2024, is looking to strengthen its squad for the new season. The English club has sent an offer for a young African star.
With Malian and Ivorian origins, Malick Yalcouye, 18, does not leave anyone indifferent across the Channel! As the Swedish media reports The ExpressBrighton are said to have submitted an offer of 7 million euros to attract the young talent, who is also coveted by Southampton, La Gantoise, Ajax and PSV Eindhoven.
Like many African footballers before him (Ernest Nuamah,
Faris Moumbagna, Victor Boniface…), the midfielder began his career in Europe in the Nordic countries. It is more precisely in Gothenburg, in the Swedish first division, that the former ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) has been playing since the start of the year. He appeared 12 times for the Bleu et Blanc. While his contract runs until June 2028, negotiations with the Seagulls, who are also courting Fennec Mohamed Amourawould be on the right track.
He would join an Elephant!
Malick Yalcouye is not a big guy (1 meter 69), but he knows how to handle the ball with dexterity and stands out thanks to his good reading of the game and his tenacity. Coveted for many months by various European teams, he has all the makings of a great future. However, winning at his young age in the Premier League, the toughest championship in the world, would represent quite a challenge, and it would also not be surprising if he started with the Seagulls reserve.
Some fail – like the Ivorian U23 international Bénie Traoré (21 years old) who only played 8 games in the first half of the season with Sheffield United before being loaned to FC Nantes – but others manage to impose themselves despite the fierce competition. This is notably the case of the left winger and Ivorian international
Simon Adingracertainly four years older on the clock (22 years), but who had a full season with… Brighton precisely (6 goals in 31 games), and who will certainly be a source of inspiration for Yalcouye, his possible future teammate.
