Huddersfield Townย are expected to complete the signing of AS Monaco strikerย Adama Diakhaby after the 22-year-old flew to England to complete his medical, according to reports.
The France Under-21 international has struggled to settle in at theย Stade Louis II during his first season. Brought in to somewhat fill the gap which was left byย Kylian Mbappรฉ,ย Diakhaby made just 22 appearances in Ligue 1 - more than half of which came as a substitute.
Monaco are now believed to be open to sellingย Diakhaby this summer, and after learning of Huddersfield's interest on Monday,ย Foot Mercatoย claim that the young striker is set to travel to England to complete his medical after an agreement was reached between both clubs.
No figure is given as to how much the Terriers will be paying to signย Diakhaby this summer. However, it has been widely speculated that Monaco will want more than the ยฃ9m which they paid for the youngster last year.
Iโve liked a lot of #HTAFCโs business in recent years but Adama Diakhaby will prove to be a bad move. Always looked an awkward, unorthodox player with no obvious qualities.
โ Ryan Kelly (@rkelly93) July 17, 2018
Diakhaby is one of many young players who have come through the ranks atย Stade Rennais, a club who have also nurtured the likes ofย Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ andย Abdoulaye Doucourรฉ.
Interestingly,ย Diakhabyย actually spent more than one year as a free agent in his late teens after being released fromย SM Caen's second team back in 2014, having to wait until November the following year beforeย Stade Rennais took a gamble on the striker.
The 22-year-old is still one of the most highly-rated forwards in Ligue 1, even despite his maiden campaign as Monaco where he often played second fiddle to the likes of Falcao andย Stevan Jovetiฤ.