From an Athletic article about Edmond Tapsoba
By Christmas, clubs all over Europe had become aware of him. Wolverhampton Wanderers showed an interest, as did Leicester City. “They had scouted me a lot,” Tapsoba reveals. “I spoke a lot with Maiga, my mentor, and he stressed that I should take things step by step and shouldn’t try and skip stages in my development. Moving to the Premier League, to a club where I would not necessarily play a lot of games at first, might not be the best idea. There was also an issue securing a work permit. I have time for England at some stage in my career, I hope. But I am in the right place now. Bayer Leverkusen are a team with a lot of talented young players, they bring them through and give them chances. They also play good football – I had watched lots of their matches – and we thought they might be a team who would complement my style of play better at this stage.”
If we go back for him again at some point he will cost a huge amount more.