There’s a brand new face on the town for our assault on the top-flight – and he goes by the identify of Issa Kaboré.
A right-sided defender, Kaboré arrives on a season-long mortgage from reigning Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis.
Solely 22, the City’s newest addition has already gained 28 caps for his native Burkina Faso, and spent final season on-loan at Ligue 1 Marseille, taking part in within the Champions League 4 instances.
Having secured his companies, Hatters boss Rob Edwards stated: “It is a actually thrilling signing and an enormous coup for the membership, so I’d wish to thank everybody concerned for getting it over the road.
“We’ve had a variety of good suggestions from the individuals we all know at Manchester Metropolis, they actually like him, and we predict he’s somebody who’s now greater than prepared for Premier League soccer; he’s had actually good challenges within the high division in France so now could be the best time.
“His attributes will assist us. He’s an athlete and I believe he’ll go well with the way in which we need to play. He comes with an excellent stage of expertise and performed 29 instances in all competitions final 12 months for a group that completed third in France, so we’re very excited.”
Kaboré’s story to date
Born in Bobo-Dioulasso – the second largest metropolis in Burkina Faso – Issa moved to Belgium and signed for Mechelen in 2019 and inside a 12 months he was on the transfer to Manchester, signing for metropolis as a 19-year-old.
He returned to Mechelen to play within the Belgian high flight in 2020/21, making 27 appearances, and the next season he signed for French outfit Troyes, the place he featured 31 instances within the French high flight.
His performances caught the attention of Marseille, the place he performed 22 instances in Ligue 1, scoring of their 2-2 draw towards Strasbourg and in addition featured in 4 of OM’s Champions League group stage ties.
On the worldwide entrance, Issa gained his first cap for Burkina Faso aged simply 19, and has since gone on to characteristic 28 instances for his nation, scoring twice. His performances for the Stallions within the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations noticed him named Finest Younger Participant on the match as his aspect reached the semi-finals.
Welcome to Luton City, Issa.
