On Monday, October 5 at midnight, the transfer market closed its doors. The last opportunity for clubs to recruit players. In Dijon, the DFCO came close to enlisting Ali Sowe, Gambian international striker. But the operation was not successful, due to lack of time.
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The last day of the transfer window, this Monday, October 5, was agitated on the side of the Gaston Gérard stadium. After the departure of its captain, Julio Tavarès, the Burgundian leaders were looking for an attacker to replace him. They had set their sights on Ali Sowe (26), attacking CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria).
DFCO and CSKA Sofia club had agreed on the terms of the transfer. Yesterday evening, the daily L’Equipe even mentioned an “indemnity [qui] around 3 million euros and bonuses “.
According to our information, the player was present in Dijon, accompanied by his agent to pass his medical examination and initial his contract. The medical visit was conclusive and the player even took a pose, wearing the DFCO jersey with (real) rookie Arthur Zagre.
But at 11 p.m., the tide turns. On his Instagram account, the player posts a story in which he writes: “preoccupato” (worried, in Italian) and in which appears a man, concerned.
Indeed, the negotiations between the two parties, Dijon on one side and Sofia on the other, take time. Too much time. At midnight, the deadline for closing the transfer window, not all the papers have arrived. “Everything was not sent on time” we are told at the club. Blame it on a last minute computer problem.
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As midnight has passed, the transfer can no longer take place. An hour later, on his Instagram accountAli Sowe takes the floor and expresses his attachment to the Sofia club, explaining that he has decided to stay at the club.
He writes : “I have had several European club offers including Dijon. However, my heart is red and I have decided to stay at CSKA, where my family is! Whenever CSKA calls, I am always ready.”
Two promising recruits despite everything
The DFCO still recorded two new arrivals, in the form of a loan. Two recruits to strengthen the defensive sector. Firstly, Arthur Zagre, 19-year-old left-back has signed up for the next two seasons. Trained at Paris-Saint-Germain, he played last season at AS Monaco.
On the other hand, Sacha Boey (20), a young right-back from Stade Rennes, signed for a one-season loan without an option to buy. On its Twitter account, the DFCO announces them as the starter and the main course. The dessert will not arrive.
In total, the Red and Black have thirteen starts, including the two goalkeepers Alex Runarsson (Arsenal) and Alfred Gomis (Stade Rennais), but also the captain Julio Tavarès (Al Faisaly).
In the arrivals department, thirteen players also join the ranks of the DFCO. Among them, Jonathan Panzo disembarks from Monaco, Roger assalé Young Boys Berne or even Pope Cheikh Diop arrives from Lyon in the form of a loan.
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