Rotherham United eyeing Blackpool frontman
12 signings so far and Alex Bruce is looking for more
Rotherham United have a striker from a League One club in their sights as they seek to add another attacking option to their squad before next week's close of the transfer window.
Blackpool's Kylian Kouassi is on their radar and is already known to boss Alex Bruce from the time the pair spent together at Salford in 2024/25.
There is no guarantee a deal will be done and the League Two Millers have other forwards they are checking out.
Sheffield United's Louie Marsh was one of the players Bruce watched when he attended the Carabao Cup tie between Blackburn Rovers and the Blades at Ewood Park on Tuesday night.
Other clubs are believed to be interested in 23-year-old Kouassi whose first club was Sutton United.
He has made four appearances for Blackpool this season, scoring once, but is unlikely to become a regular starter at Bloomfield Road.
In a loan spell with Salford, he hit the back of the net three times in 31 outings, then bagged five goals in 19 matches during a temporary spell at fourth-tier Cambridge United last term
Bruce has twice signed players with City connections this summer, bringing in midfielder Ossama Ashley following his release by the Ammies and today landing another midfield man, Josh Austerfield, who had a year left on his deal at the Peninsula Stadium.
He has spoken of his desire to land a young frontman with pace and mobility to complement the talents of Fabio Tavares, Paul Mullin and Tom Bradshaw.
The head coach's wish list as Tuesday evening's 11pm deadline draws near also includes someone who can play out wide.
Meanwhile, Rotherham are at home to Chesterfield on Saturday and that pitches Bruce, who was a centre-half in his playing days, against one of former managers, Paul Cook.
Cook was in the hot-seat at the DW Stadium when Bruce was part of Wigan Athletic's defence.
"I've known Paul quite a while now," the Millers man said. "I know what to expect from his teams. He's been around the block, he's an experienced manager. It's a bit of a local derby, so it's a good fixture, one I'm really looking forward to.
"Chesterfield are decent on the ball, they've got decent rotations, they've got players who can hurt you - the likes of Lee Bonis and Dilan Makanday, for example. It's about nullifying that threat and trying to cause them problems going the other way."