Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl is hoping to finalise Ibrahima Diallo’s move from Brest before the transfer window closes.
The Saints are reportedly close to signing the Senegalese descent on a four-year deal and he could have his medical this weekend.
Hasenhuttl wants the club to avoid another transfer disappointment after missing out on their target Ibrahim Sangare, who left Toulouse to join Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on Monday.
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“First we must wait until everything is finished,” he was quoted as saying by Daily Echo.