{"id":6779,"date":"2022-01-21T15:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T20:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/21\/newcastle-everton-make-contact-with-agent-of-afcon-standout\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T20:04:33","slug":"newcastle-everton-make-contact-with-agent-of-afcon-standout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/21\/newcastle-everton-make-contact-with-agent-of-afcon-standout\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle &amp; Everton make contact with agent of AFCON standout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A trio of Premier League clubs are considering moves for Senegal star Pape Abou Cisse, it has been exclusively confirmed to 101.<\/p>\n<p>The outfits in question come in the form of Newcastle United, Everton and Leicester City, all of whom are understood to have made initial contact with the defender\u2019s agent regarding the possibility of a January transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Cisse is currently plying his club trade in Greece with heavyweights Olympiacos, on the back of a successful loan stint in France with Saint-Etienne over the 2nd-half of last season.<\/p>\n<p>Any move for the 26-year-old would be expected to set interested parties back a sum of between \u00a312 and \u00a315 million.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1646159\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646159\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1646159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle &amp; Everton make contact with agent of AFCON standout\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1359108459-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1646159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ANTWERPEN, BELGIUM \u2013 DECEMBER 9: Pape Abou Cisse of Olympiacos Piraeus looks on during the UEFA Europa League match between Royal Antwerp FC and Olympiakos Piraeus at De Bosuil on December 9, 2021 in Antwerpen, Belgium (Photo by Herman Dingler\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Senegal standout<\/h2>\n<p>The sudden Premier League interest in Cisse\u2019s services no doubt comes in at least some part owing to the defender\u2019s showings over the early weeks of this month\u2019s African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ajaccio star was afforded starts in Senegal\u2019s first two group stages outings, shining at the heart of the country\u2019s backline en route to table-topping status in Group B.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, The Lions of Teranga remain the only nation yet to concede a single goal across the tournament to date:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamSenegal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamSenegal<\/a> are the only team yet to concede a goal in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TotalEnergiesAFCON2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021<\/a> so far. ? ??<\/p>\n<p>\u26d4 NO WAY THROUGH \u26d4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFCON2021<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fsfofficielle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fsfofficielle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhWe5CdMzO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VhWe5CdMzO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 ? (@CAF_Online) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAF_Online\/status\/1484496000836255746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Add to this the fact that Cisse was afforded a spot in the Team of the Round for his opening day performance against Zimbabwe, and it becomes increasingly clear why scouts at Leicester, Everton and more have set their sights firmly on the Olympiacos man this month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? | Team of the Week<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFCON2021<\/a> is over, so it\u2019s now time to reveal our TOTW! ?<\/p>\n<p>Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon are the only two sides represented by more than one player in here, while Sierra Leone\u2019s goalkeeper Mohamed Kamara is our Player of the Week. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/laYf49i7vV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/laYf49i7vV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SofaScoreINT\/status\/1481550511182692355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/eddie-howe-provides-concerning-newcastle-transfer-update-ahead-of-leeds\/\">Eddie Howe provides concerning Newcastle transfer update ahead of Leeds<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/duncan-ferguson-speaks-out-on-possibility-of-becoming-permanent-everton-manager\/\">Duncan Ferguson speaks out on possibility of becoming permanent Everton manager<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A trio of Premier League clubs are considering moves for Senegal star Pape Abou Cisse, it has been exclusively confirmed to 101. 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