A second Premier League club joins the race for Brest starlet Raphaël Le Guen

Already heavy courted contempt his young age, Stade Brestois centre-back Raphael Le Guen has nary shortage of suitors crossed the Channel. A caller English nine has shown involvement up of the upcoming transportation windows.

Kept astatine Stade Brestois successful the off-season contempt the nine having the accidental to implicit the grounds merchantability successful its history, Raphael Le Guen has established himself astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 play arsenic 1 of the cardinal figures successful the broadside present led by Julien Lachuer, appointed pursuing the tragic decease of Eric Roy.

A merchandise of the Breton club's academy, the young French centre-back has started successful each 3 of Ligue 1's opening fixtures, against Le Mans (2-2), Toulouse (2-2) and Le Havre (2-1). Along with Ludovic Ajorque, Egil Selvik, Joris Chotard and Bradley Locko, Le Guen is 1 of 5 Brest players to person featured for the entirety of this commencement to the play successful presumption of playing clip (270 minutes), up of Sunday's sojourn from Paris Saint-Germain.

Brest privation £17.1m for Raphaël Le Guen

Having breached into the starting line-up towards the extremity of past play and ne'er looked back, the 20-year-old imaginable was kept connected by the Ti' Zefs during the summertime transportation window, with the Bretons unwilling to portion with a subordinate successful afloat progression who could fetch a important interest successful the coming months.

Under declaration until June 2029, the Quimper-born defender presently has a marketplace worth of conscionable £686,000, though this is bound to emergence rapidly arsenic a effect of his important playing clip and the increasing involvement helium is attracting. Stade Brestois, for their part, are looking to recoup a sizeable sum, having acceptable a immense asking terms of £17.1m.

Fulham articulation the contention aft Crystal Palace

Linked with Crystal Palace during the off-season, with the Eagles seeking a caller centre-back pursuing the merchantability of Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea, Raphael Le Guen is present attracting involvement from different Premier League club. According to accusation from Le 10 Sport, Fulham person shown involvement successful the deal.

Sitting 18th successful the Premier League aft 4 matches, the Cottagers stock thing successful communal with Crystal Palace. While waiting to spot whether much prestigious clubs participate the race, Fulham are dreaming of having the last accidental connected a subordinate whose marketplace worth remains precise modest, but who could good battalion his bags and permission France astatine the extremity of this season.