With a massive £100 million price tag on his head, Sky Sports News reported earlier this month that Ivan Toney looks likely to stay at least until the end of the season. Assane Diao made his Spain U21 debut in October and has scored four goals in 11 first-team appearances for Real Betis.
After making an outstanding breakthrough this season, Diao has become a new target for the Bees, who were hoping to add another front-line player in the summer.
In his 11 first-team games for Betis, the 18-year-old has scored four goals since making his Spain U21 debut in October.
He is a right-footed player who primarily plays on the left side. Against Sparta Prague in the Europa League, he scored a goal by using a
The goalkeeper’s error gave Betis the advantage.
Since then, he has been playing brilliantly for the Dutch team in the Champions League, scoring a goal against Lens. Tottenham and other major teams searching for a new winger have also expressed interest in him.
In addition to Johan Bakayoko at PSV Eindhoven, Diao is one of several targets for January after Brentford attempted to sign him all the way up to the August deadline.
