Leicester City, Southampton and Leeds United – three clubs with Premier League ambitions – are also interested. As are a Middlesbrough side who are looking to bounce back from a disappointing campaign, and having already improved the attacking qualities at their disposal by bringing in Finn Azaz from Aston Villa. “Karamoko Dembele now has three goals and eight assists in his last 17 games which, from his position, is excellent,” EFL expert Ali Maxwell told the Not The Top 20 podcast a few weeks back. “For someone from a central position like Dembele to be putting up those kind of numbers (against) congested midfielders, where he picks up the ball, bursts and darts away and then threads a through ball… Dembele is under contract at Stade Brestois until 2026. It remains to be seen if he has a future at the Ligue 1 outfit, who will be tempted to cash in if the likes of West Ham or Wolverhampton Wanderers are willing to stump up a sizeable fee. “He’s a lovely player to watch,” Tangerines team-mate Owen Dale tells the Blackpool Gazette. “He’s a great asset for us to have in the team. He gives us a different dimension and likes to pop up in those pockets. He draws one or two defenders over to him which leaves someone else free.” He’s a great asset for us. He’s been brilliant since he’s come in.” Wolves, HITC Football has been told, are also pursuing Fenerbahce left-back Ferdi Kadioglu.

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