Sander Berge stays
This article first appeared at 2 p.m. Eastern Time and has been updated with new information
After a deal with Norwich City broke down earlier this window, Canadian men’s national team star Ismaël Koné appears to have seen a second deal to a Championship side fallen apart. On Thursday, Fabrizio Romano reported that Sheffield United have reached an agreement with CF Montréal to sign the 20-year-old midfielder. The Major League Soccer side would have received €5.7 million—just shy of the €6 million the club received from AZ Alkmaar for Djordje Mihailovic earlier this summer.
Koné was expected to replace midfielder Sander Berge. Club Brugge were in talks to sign the Norwegian midfielder, but the Champions League side could not meet Sheffield United’s valuation of the player. Sheffield United wanted to recuperate a large portion of the €23 million they paid for the player to Genk in January 2020.
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CF Montréal
Sheffield United
£4.05m
Market Value
£14.40m
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Defensive Midfield
Dec 31, 2022
Contract until
Jun 30, 2024
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With the Berge deal falling apart, the Koné deal also appears to be off. But a deal was certainly close. Earlier on Thursday, there were unconfirmed reports that Koné has already received a work permit to play in the United Kingdom. MLSSoccer.com writer Tom Bogert, in the meantime, reported that Koné was absent from Montréal’s training today indicating that the midfielder was on standby for a possible deal.
With Koné – The ten most valuable CanMNT players
Mark-Anthony Kaye | Toronto FC | Market value: €4m
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Alistair Johnston | CF Montréal | Market value: €4m
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Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Market value: €4m
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Ismaël Koné | CF Montréal | Market value: €4.5m
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Ike Ugbo | ESTAC Troyes | Market value: €5m
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Tajon Buchanan | Brugge | Market value: €9.5m
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Cyle Larin | Brugge | Market value: €10m
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Jonathan David | LOSC Lille | Market value: €45m
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Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Market value: €70m
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Koné is a rising star for CF Montréal – 7th most valuable Canadian
The transfer to Europe would have been consequential for Koné. The 20-year-old has scored two goals and three assists in 23 games across all competitions for Montréal this season. The midfielder was signed from amateur side Saint-Laurent last summer and has since increased his market value to €4.5 million— that includes a 350% increase in the latest MLS market value update.
Major League Soccer – The biggest winners of the update (August 2022)
Daniel Pereira | Austin FC | Market value: $1.65m
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+328.6 %
Ben Bender | Charlotte FC | Market value: $1.65m
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+328.6 %
Ismaël Koné | CF Montréal | Market value: $4.95m
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+350.0 %
Dylan Teves | Seattle Sounders FC | Market value: $275k
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+400.0 %
Tsiki Ntsabeleng | FC Dallas | Market value: $550k
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+400.0 %
Ian Murphy | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $550k
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+400.0 %
Thor Úlfarsson | Houston Dynamo FC | Market value: $550k
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+400.0 %
Daniel Edelman | New York Red Bulls | Market value: $550k
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+400.0 %
Chris Brady | Chicago Fire FC | Market value: $550k
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+400.0 %
Kervin Arriaga | Minnesota United FC | Market value: $1.1m
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+400.0 %
Theodore Ku-DiPietro | D.C. United | Market value: $1.1m
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+400.0 %
Drake Callender | Inter Miami CF | Market value: $440k
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+433.3 %
Bongokuhle Hlongwane | Minnesota United FC | Market value: $1.65m
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+500.0 %
Luca Petrasso | Toronto FC | Market value: $880k
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+540.0 %
Kosi Thompson | Toronto FC | Market value: $880k
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+540.0 %
Jasper Löffelsend | Real Salt Lake City | Market value: $1.1m
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+566.7 %
Tayvon Gray | New York City FC | Market value: $1.65m
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+650.0 %
Roman Celentano | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $550k
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+900.0 %
Owen Wolff | Austin FC | Market value: $550k
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+900.0 %
Kwadwo Opoku | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $2.2m
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+900.0 %
Brandon Vazquez | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $5.5m
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+900.0 %
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