According to Tuttomercato, Benfica and Sporting have made offers of 15 million for Issa Doumbia. Villarreal also desire the player and are mentioned as being interested, along with Strasbourg. Doumbia scored 8 goals and provided 6 assists in the promotion year.

Villarreal is monitoring Issa Doumbia, a 22-year-old Italian-Ivorian midfielder who is contracted to Venezia FC until June 2029. Other clubs monitoring the player are Atalanta Bergamo, AS Roma, Benfica, and Sporting CP. RC Strasbourg also has a particular interest. Scouts from these clubs were observed at the Penzo Stadium during the Venezia-Parma match. The estimated transfer fee for Doumbia is €15 million. The player, who joined Venezia in July 2024, has a current market value of €8.00m according to Transfermarkt and has been capped three times for Italy's U21 team. In April 2026, Venezia's asking price was reported to be a firm €15 million, at which time Beşiktaş was said to have made an official offer of that amount.