Monza have made contact with Maccabi Tel Aviv about signing Dutch centre-back Tyrese Asante, ONE reported on Wednesday, as the Serie A club look to add defensive reinforcements before their transfer window closes.
According to ONE, the interest was first reported by the Italian journalist Gianluigi Longhi, who wrote that Asante has effectively agreed to the move personally and is now waiting on the two clubs to strike a deal. No transfer fee has been reported, and neither Monza nor Maccabi has confirmed an approach or a fee.
It is not the first time Asante has attracted attention from abroad. ONE noted that Sassuolo, Beşiktaş and Qarabağ all made inquiries in January but stopped short of tabling a formal offer for the 24-year-old.
For now, Asante remains part of Kenny Miller's squad. He is included in the group set to face Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday at 20:00 in the first leg of the Europa League second qualifying round, the opening test of Maccabi's European campaign this summer.
Born in The Hague and of Ghanaian descent, Asante joined Maccabi Tel Aviv from ADO Den Haag in July 2024 on a three-year contract after three seasons in the Dutch second tier. He has since made himself a regular fixture at centre-back and has been capped by the Netherlands at under-21 level.
His time in Tel Aviv has already been decorated: Asante was part of the Maccabi side that won the 2024/25 Israeli championship, and he added the State Cup last season - the club's first domestic cup in five years - even as Maccabi slipped to third place in the league table.
Monza, relegated from Serie A last season and now competing in Serie B, have been rebuilding since the death of former owner and Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. A move for Asante would fit a club looking to strengthen a defence as it aims for an immediate return to the top flight.
Any deal is likely to wait until after Maccabi's European fixtures against Sheriff Tiraspol are settled, with the second leg scheduled for the following Thursday. Until then, the report from Italy remains just that - an approach, not an agreement.
