IVORIAN JEAN-PHILLIPE GBAMIN HEADS FOR THE MLS

Ivorian international Jean-Phillipe Gbamin is about to move to another continent. Jean-Philippe Gbamin, who has been courted by a number of clubs including Angers, Nantes and FC Metz, is set to move to another continent and discover MLS. Fabrizio Romano reports that the Côte d’Ivoire international has reached an agreement with New York Red Bulls on a two-and-a-half-year contract, plus another year as an option.

A move is on the cards for FC Nantes. Jean-Philippe Gbamin is set to head across the Atlantic to write a new chapter in his career in Major League Soccer.

One of the individuals mentioned by Tribune Nantaise in its Ideal Mercato, Jean-Philippe Gbamin is about to slip through the fingers of FC Nantes. The 28-year-old Ivorian international has already travelled far and wide, with a career punctuated by spells at the four corners of the continent: Lens, Mainz, Everton, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor and most recently Dunkirk. He had a convincing year on the coast, but was left without a contract to look elsewhere. The former Lens player is not joining the Canaris, however.

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A specialist in the mercantile era, Fabrizio Romano recently took stock of the midfielder’s situation, and it is in Major League Soccer (MLS) that he is likely to write a new page in his footballing adventures. Gbamin has signed a two-year contract with New York City Red Bulls, running until June 2026, with an option for a further year. Gbamin is preparing to make a free move to the American continent, dashing the hopes of Espanyol Barcelona, SCO Angers, FC Metz and FC Nantes. Talks between Les Canaris and Gbamin, which have not yet been concluded, have now been confirmed.