AA Gent had shown interest in Abakar Sylla, a 23-year-old centre-back who moved to Strasbourg in the summer of 2023 for 20 million and had made just one league appearance in the 2025/2026 season. The player was understood to be open to a return to Belgium, and a verbal agreement for a loan was in place between all parties. However, Chelsea, a top English club that shares an owner with Strasbourg, intervened in the deal. Chelsea's intention was to use Sylla as part of a deal to acquire Tylel Tati from Nantes. As a result, Strasbourg was forced to cancel the agreement with AA Gent, and the Ivorian, whose current market value is €3.00m according to Transfermarkt, was instead set for an unexpected move to Nantes.