According to reports from Calcio Mercato, Lille sporting director Jean-Michel Vandamme has admitted Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur target Sofiane Boufal could be sold during the summer transfer window.
The 22-year-old has emerged as one of the French top flight’s most exciting talents since moving to Stade Pierre-Mauroy in January 2015, with some comparing him to former Lille star and last season’s PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard.
The playmaking winger has bagged six goals and two assists in 20 Ligue 1 appearances this term, whilst averaging the second-most successful dribbles per match, 4.1, of any player in the division after former Newcastle star Hatem Ben Arfa.
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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly been tracking the prodigious Moroccan ever since Paul Mitchell took over as the club’s head of recruitment in November 2014, whilst Premier League rivals Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United were credited with interest last month.
And Lille sporting director Jean-Michel Vandamme has now admitted in an exclusive interview with Calcio Mercato that firstly, Premier League clubs are interested and secondly, a move could take place during the summer transfer window.
As quoted by the Italian publication, he said; “He’s worth at least €20million, that’s the minimum. There was no way that he could leave in January, we’re not the kind of club that sells during the last window.
“It’ll be possible to sell him in June, but the Premier League has also set its sights on him. I think Italian clubs need to seal the deal as soon as possible, because they will have to deal with English competition in June.”