Manchester United and Arsenal have both enquired about Joaquin Seys, with Club Brugge KV holding a £30m (€35m) price tag and no urgency to sell. Ben Jacobs says a Premier League move is possible, but the deal is still at an early stage. Seys has already made 97 appearances for Brugge, and he is 21.

Early-stage interest, not a bid

Jacobs told football365.com: "There's a possibility of a move to the Premier League there. Both clubs are assessing options. I think this is a deal that like with Christos Tzolis, Club Brugge would be willing to sanction, nothing advanced though, at this point."

He also said: "The player has been tracked for quite some time, particularly I'm told by Arsenal."

That is where the story sits right now. There is interest from two big clubs, and there is a price that makes this a serious deal rather than a loose link. But the reporting does not support talk of an advanced move, and it certainly does not support any bid being in place.

Why the left-back search is getting louder

For Manchester United, the left side of defence has been a live issue because Luke Shaw is 31 and Patrick Dorgu is being viewed more as a wing-back or winger than a pure left-back. United have also been chasing Lewis Hall for much of the summer, without getting anywhere.

Arsenal are in a different place. They have Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly as left-back options, but Lewis-Skelly is being used in central midfield more often. Arsenal have also won their last five Premier League matches, so this looks like succession planning and depth management rather than a reaction to a crisis.

Seys fits that kind of recruitment. He is 21, already on 97 Brugge appearances, and has just made his Belgium World Cup debut this summer as Belgium reached the quarter-finals before losing to Spain. That is the profile of a player clubs can justify paying for now, not a raw prospect to park and hope on later.

The only real question is whether one of these enquiries turns into something firmer. For now, Brugge are still holding the line on the fee, and the Premier League clubs are still testing the market.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →