Exclusive: Toulouse submit seven-figure bid for MK Dons star

Toulouse have made a £1million bid to sign MK Dons striker Max Dean this summer, sources have told Football Insider.

Dean, 20, has impressed at the League Two club since arriving from Leeds United in January 2023 and has inspired interest from Europe.

The striker scored 19 goals and picked up five assists in 34 games last season as the Dons narrowly missed out on the League Two playoffs.

Toulouse are long-term admirers of his and are keen to lure him to Ligue 1 just 18 months after he arrived at Stadium MK.

Upon his departure from Leeds, the Yorkshire club inserted a sell-on clause into the deal which will see them take a percentage of his future sale.

Toulouse make £1million bid to sign Max Dean from MK Dons

Dean joined MK Dons for what reports described as a “cut-price fee” in January 2023, and has gone on to make 43 appearances for the club, scoring 20 goals.

He was originally part of Everton’s academy setup before joining Leeds in 2020, but despite impressing at youth levels, he left due to a lack of first-team opportunities.

His outstanding record of 20 goal contributions in 29 league games last season has put the forward on the radar of clubs across England and in Europe.

Toulouse have moved quickly to land his signature ahead of rivals, and believe a seven-figure offer could tempt the League Two side into a sale.

Last time out, the French outfit finished 11th in Ligue 1 with their top goalscorer Thijs Dallinga finding the net 11 times in 33 appearances.

Dallinga has since been linked with a move away from France, with Dean lined up as a potential replacement, or challenger to the Dutch forward.

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