A second potential summer transfer target has emerged for the Seattle Sounders: Senegalese striker Philippe Kény, according to a report from Niko Moreno on the latest episode of Nos Audietis.
Kény currently plays for FC Zürich of the Swiss Super League and is coming off a 13-goal, 4-assist season in what was otherwise a pretty disappointing season for the club. That was his first season in Switzerland after moving in a free transfer from Basaksehir FK of the Turkish Süper Lig, where he had 4 goals and 6 assists in about 1,000 minutes in his final season.
Although not a big name by any stretch, he does have some nice size and is known mostly for his direct play. Rangers and Wrexham have both supposedly been monitoring him, which suggests there could be competition.
Similar to Casper Tengstedt, it’s unclear if the Sounders could bring him in without using a Designated Player spot. Kény’s salary would likely have to be at least $1 million, which doesn’t leave a ton of room for a transfer fee. Transfermarkt values him at around $2.5 million.
