Ipswich make move to sign Lille’s Mohamed Bayo

Despite starting in the UEFA Champions League win over Feyenoord (6-1) on Wednesday night, Mohamed Bayo (26) is still likely to leave Lille OSC before the closure of the transfer window on 3rd February, according to a report from L’Équipe.

Bayo has found gametime extremely different to come by this season. He has been pigeonholed as the No.2 option at Lille. He is behind the immovable Jonathan David in the pecking order. The Canadian looks very likely to leave Les Dogues in the summer on a free transfer with his current deal expiring, however, Bayo is expected to depart first.

Under contact until the summer of 2027, he is the subject of interest from Royal Antwerp in Belgium, however, their interest is now being rivalled by other clubs, who are making concrete steps to sign the No.9. L’Équipe understands that Turkish side Besiktas and Premier League side Ipsiwch have now made concrete steps to sign the player. A decicion is expected to be taken on his future in the coming hours.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle