There’s a brand new face on the town for our assault on the top-flight – and he goes by the title 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, enjoying within the Champions League 4 instances.
Having secured his providers, Hatters boss Rob Edwards mentioned: “It is a actually thrilling signing and a giant coup for the membership, so I’d prefer to thank everybody concerned for getting it over the road.
“We’ve had quite a lot of good suggestions from the folks we all know at Manchester Metropolis, they actually like him, and we expect 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 appropriate time.
“His attributes will assist us. He’s an athlete and I believe he’ll swimsuit the best way we wish to play. He comes with a great stage of expertise and performed 29 instances in all competitions final 12 months for a crew that completed third in France, so we’re very excited.”
Kaboré’s story thus far
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 in opposition to 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 function 28 instances for his nation, scoring twice. His performances for the Stallions within the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations noticed him named Greatest Younger Participant on the event as his facet reached the semi-finals.
Welcome to Luton City, Issa.
