It’s official… Issa Diop is joining a new Premier League club

Diop performed well at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The English club “Ipswich Town” announced today, Wednesday, that it has signed a contract with Moroccan defender Issa Diop from “Fulham” to prepare for the new season of the English Premier League.

The 29-year-old has signed a four-year deal with an extension until the summer of 2030 after passing a medical, according to the official website of Ipswich Town, who recently returned to the top flight.

The club have not released official financial details, but European reports put the deal at around €10m (around £8.5m).

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Diop’s transfer comes after a remarkable performance with Morocco at the 2026 World Cup, where he made five appearances and scored a goal against Holland to help the Atlas Lions reach the quarter-finals.

The English club added: “The 194cm tall player is considered a strong aerial defender who excels at defensive reading.”

Diop began his professional career at Toulouse in France, where he took over as captain at an early age, before moving to West Ham United for a club record fee in 2018.

In 2022, he moved to Fulham, where he has made over 75 Premier League appearances so far, taking his total Premier League appearances to over 170.

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