Krépin Diatta continues his career with AS Monaco. The 21-year-old attacker comes over from Club Brugge and signs a contract until the summer of 2025 with the current number four of Ligue 1. The transfer has been in the pipeline for some time and will be confirmed by both clubs on Thursday evening. They do not report a transfer fee, but according to Belgian media, Monaco pays more than twenty million euros. In addition, Club would have negotiated a resale percentage.
There is probably no question of a record transfer for Club, because in 2019 Wesley was sold to Aston Villa for 25 million euros. Diatta now appears to be the second most expensive player in club history. The Senegalese scored ten goals and two assists in nineteen league matches this season. He also made five appearances in the group stage of the Champions League, but in those games Diatta was not involved in a goal.
The sixteen-time international made the switch from Norwegian Sarpsborg 08 to Club in January 2018. At the time, the transition involved approximately two to three million euros. Since then, Diatta has played 95 official matches, scoring 20 times and preparing 11 goals. “I am very happy to join Monaco and continue to develop at an ambitious club with a rich history,” he said through the official channels of his new club.
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Vice President Oleg Petrov indicates that Diatta was followed by ‘many European clubs’. “He is a talented young player who has demonstrated his qualities in the Belgian league. He is determined to continue his development here at Monaco. His arrival demonstrates Monaco’s appeal and underlines the club’s efforts to join the squad. continue to strengthen qualitatively. “
In the summer of 2019, Ajax had according to The Telegraph interest in Diatta, who was then proposed as an alternative to the possible arrival of Steven Bergwijn. Ultimately, Quincy Promes came to strengthen the ranks. Galatasaray and Paris Saint-Germain were also linked to Diatta at the time. The Senegalese is a versatile attacker, who can be at the forefront in all positions and can also act as an attacking midfielder.
With the arrival of Noa Lang, Club anticipated a possible departure from Diatta in the summer. In addition, Charles De Ketelaere has undergone good development in recent months, which means that Diatta’s departure does not have to be an insurmountable problem for Club. The last news Nevertheless thinks that the club will soon welcome a talented player again, ‘as Club did in the past with José Izquierdo, Anthony Limbombe, Arnaut Groeneveld, and recently Noa Lang’.