 With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2015–16 season Gent were looking to transfer Soumahoro.He did not take part in the club's winter training camp and instead trained with the reserves in wait of contract offers from other clubs.On 8 January 2016, Soumahoro rejected a move involving a 2.5-year deal to Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.