Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, and Brentford are Premier League clubs that watched 21-year-old Lens defender Ismaelo Ganiou during 2026. It is reported that the centre-back's growing reputation has attracted further interest, and it is said that Chelsea's owners BlueCo and the City Football Group are monitoring him. Paris Saint-Germain are aware of his potential, while French rivals Marseille and Monaco, Italian clubs Atalanta and Como, and German sides Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are also monitoring his development. Ganiou signed a new four-year contract with Lens this summer after making his first-team debut last season. The French-Burkinabe player has five caps for the France U21 team and joined Lens in July 2025. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €30.00m.