Leicester City To Tie Up Dany?

13th June 2009

This might not come as shock, since TFI first reported this on April 14th 2009, but Leicester City are winning the race to sign Lincoln City winger Dany N'Guessan. In fact, according to sources in Leicester, it could all be confirmed earlier next week.

According to the local Leicester sources, it is reported that Leicester have agreed terms with N'Guessan. However, there is a sticking point with the deal, that being the amount payable to Lincoln in compensation.

Lincoln are believed to want £400,000 for the French winger, which Leicester consider is too high. The Imps are holding out for that amount as they have to offset a 33% sell-on clause payable to Glasgow Rangers as agreed when N'Guessan joined Lincoln in January 2007.

As N'Guessan is under 24-years of age, the club that do sign him will have to pay Lincoln compensation. In January, The Imps rejected a six-figure bid for the player from MK Dons so that could be the guideline should the negotiations head to a Football League tribunal, which now appears likely. Lincoln offered N'Guessan a new contract that would have made him the highest paid player at the club; this too should go in Lincoln's favour should a tribunal be required to set the transfer fee.

N'Guessan has been watched by numerous clubs this year including Doncaster Rovers, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, MK Dons, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. Several clubs though have lost interest, with only Ipswich Town emerging as serious rivals to Leicester's bid.

Unfortunately for Lincoln, even if Ipswich do enter negotiations to sign N'Guessan, it will be of little benefit to them as N'Guessan is free to sign for the club of his choosing and not the one that agrees a deal with Lincoln. However, if Ipswich were to offer Lincoln's asking price of £400,000 then this would also go in Lincoln's favour should a tribunal be required to mediate between Leicester and Lincoln.

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