With his FC Lorient contract expiring this summer, Sambou Soumano, a 25-year-old Senegalese centre-forward, is being targeted by Bristol City. Other English clubs, including Sunderland, Brentford, and Burnley, had also previously shown interest in the player.
A transfer to Qarabag in Azerbaijan was close to completion last summer before being called off in the final days of the transfer window, after which a contract extension at Lorient was considered. Soumano joined Lorient in January 2022, and his current market value is estimated by Transfermarkt to be €4.00m. The offer from Qarabag in summer 2025 was reportedly €2.5 million plus bonuses, while Lorient's asking price was said to be around five million pounds; bids of around €6 million from both Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City were reportedly rejected during that same period.
