The 22-year-old has played a key role for Venezia as the secured promotion back to Serie A, scoring nine goals and providing five assists in his 37 games.
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According to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Bournemouth and Brentford are ready to battle it out to sign Doumbia.
The report adds that Sporting have already offered a ‘concrete proposal’ to the midfielder, while Jose Mourinho’s Benfica are also in contact with Venezia.
It’s understood that the Italian side are in no rush to close a deal, and the believe transfer fee will rise beyond €15m if a bidding war ensues.