Liverpool are said to be keen on Lens centre-back Ismaelo Ganiou, according to Football Insider, and he’s a player Crystal Palace tried and failed to land in the summer.
The 21-year-old had a strong breakthrough season in Ligue 1 last year, and Palace saw him as the answer to their defensive problems. They hoped he would follow former Lens manager Pierre Sage to Selhurst Park, but Ganiou turned them down and stayed in France. In August he signed a new long-term deal that runs until 2030.
Palace still struggling
It hasn’t got any easier for Palace since. Sage has been sacked, and they sit bottom of the Premier League after conceding 24 goals in their first ten matches, the most in the division.
Ganiou is a Burkina Faso senior international and has also played for France at youth level, so he arrives on the radar with some pedigree.
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