Standard was interested in acquiring Ahmed Touba, a left-footed central defender, who has one year remaining on his contract with the Turkish club Basaksehir. Despite fitting the desired profile, the American owners of Standard vetoed the transfer. Last year, Touba was loaned to Lecce in Serie A, where he only managed 6 matches and 275 playing minutes.

Standard was interested in acquiring Ahmed Touba, a former Club Brugge player. However, the American owners of Standard rejected this transfer. Touba has one year left on his contract with Basaksehir and was loaned to Lecce last year, where he played only 6 matches.