Newcastle United have entered the race to sign 21-year-old Le Havre sensation Arouna Sangante, a target for Chelsea and Manchester United.
According to a report by Football Insider, Newcastle United are looking to reinforce their defence in the winter transfer window. The Magpies have identified Arouna Sangante as a target and have entered the race for his signatures. Chelsea and Manchester United are also interested in him.
Sangante has already made quite a name for himself in the world of football. He is on the radar of some of the biggest clubs, and we could be in for a bidding war for his services in the upcoming transfer window.
The 21-year-old has come up the ranks at Le Havre and is currently their club captain. He broke into the first team back in the summer of 2021 and has gone from strength to strength since. Despite being just 21, he already has 81 first-team appearances to his name.
In the ongoing season, he has featured in ten matches for the French club and has helped them keep a clean sheet on five occasions. With Sangante in their XI, they have managed to keep clean sheets against some of the giants of Ligue 1.
Sangante’s impressive performances have attracted a lot of attention and Le Havre’s owner Vincent Volpe has given an exclusive mandate to FIFA agent Willie McKay to look offload the 21-year-old this winter. The French club are looking to cash in on him and will let him leave for a fee of around £20 million.
Manchester United and Chelsea have been monitoring him for a while now. The Red Devils have had quite a few injuries in the backline this season and are looking to sign a young centre-back to have enough depth to cope with such situations. Meanwhile, the future of Raphael Varane has also become uncertain.
Thiago Silva is most likely playing his last season at Chelsea, who are looking to prepare for life without the Brazilian veteran defender. They have targeted young players with huge potential since their takeover, and the 21-year-old surely fits the bill. He is a leader on the pitch and could be a great addition to the London club’s ranks.
Meanwhile, Newcastle have just entered the race for his signatures. The Magpies are in desperate need of a new centre-back. An injury crisis has ravaged their first team in recent weeks, and they want to ensure they have enough depth. As a result, Newcastle United want to sign the Le Havre skipper. It will be interesting to see if the Tyneside outfit beat Chelsea and Manchester United for Sangante’s services.
