Reports claim that forward Alassane Plea will leave Borussia Monchengladbach this summer, putting many European clubs on high alert.
The 28-year-old is nearing the end of his third season with the Bundesliga team, having arrived from Nice in July 2018. Initially a winger, the man in a French cap was turned into a center forward by Claude Puel while he was at the Allianz Riviera. . He has never been prolific in front of goal, but he has racked up 35 goals in 102 appearances in all competitions for Gladbach.
The Lille-born ace has scored just four times in the German top flight, but has 10 goals in total in 2020-2021. But it looks like this may be his last campaign for Die Fohlen.
Like many clubs, Gladbach is struggling due to the pandemic and will be looking to raise funds this summer, according to The Mail. There will be changes in the offseason, and coach Marco Rose will be replaced by Adi Hutter.
And the Austrian will undoubtedly have his own ideas about how he wants the team to play. It seems that Plea will be a man to leave and will have many suitors.
The Hammers were said to be interested in January as David Moyes looked for a replacement for Sebastien Haller. The Scotsman did not recruit an absolute forward, with Jesse Lingard He arrives on loan from Manchester United.
It was an inspired move, with the 28-year-old playing an important role in West Ham’s quest for a place in the top four. He has scored nine goals in 10 outings and returned to the form that made him an England regular.
But Moyes will bring in a new forward in the offseason and it remains to be seen if he returns for Plea.
Much interest in the versatile statement
It is not just the London Stadium team that has been linked to Petition in the past. Both Tottenham y Manchester United have been mentioned in connection with the former Lyon ace.
That was in the summer of 2020 and they will certainly have their eyes on other goals this summer. Arsenal and Leicester are also said to have had an interest for the past 12 months.
It could be a busy time for the Frenchman’s agent, who seems very suitable for English football. Able to keep the game going and bring teammates into the game, he is a selfless gamer who always gives his best.
When asked to move to accommodate Mario Balotelli in Nice, he made no fuss. “I’m a fighter, not a sulking guy,” he said at the time. Who am I to refuse to play in the band?
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