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Marseille ‘look to have overwhelmed Leeds, Leicester and Napoli to signal Morocco star Azzedine Ounahi’

Marseille ‘look to have overwhelmed Leeds, Leicester and Napoli to signal Morocco star Azzedine Ounahi’

Marseille ‘look to have overwhelmed Leeds, Leicester and Napoli to signal Morocco Environment Cup star Azzedine Ounahi’… with the Angers midfielder established to keep in France in a €10m shift

Marseille near to signing Angers midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, assert reports The Moroccan Globe Cup star was linked to Leeds United, Leicester and NapoliOunahi will sign up for the Ligue 1 superior-fliers in a four-and-a-half year deal for €10m 

Marseille glimpse to have signed Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, despite fascination from clubs in the Premier League and Serie A.

Ounahi, 22, won a ton of new desire soon after his purpose in having the Atlas Lions to the World Cup semi-finals in December, producing the Angers player a sizzling prospect across Europe. 

Serie A leaders Napoli, as well as Premier League sides Leeds United and Leicester Metropolis were being among people rumoured to be in pursuit of Ounahi, who joined Angers in 2021.

Azzedine Ounahi is set for move from Ligue 1's bottom side Angers to French rivals Marseille

Azzedine Ounahi is set for shift from Ligue 1’s bottom aspect Angers to French rivals Marseille

Nevertheless, it seems that the midfielder seems set to stay in France, with reviews of a €10m (£8.77m) deal from Ligue 1’s base aspect to Marseille, who at the moment sit third in the country’s leading league.

RNC Sport stated Ounahi experienced been obtained by Marseille on a four-and-a-50 % year deal, which will get him through to the conclusion of the 2026-27 period. 

‘Only a number of details’ want to be ironed out right before he is confirmed among Igor Tudor’s squad for the remainder of the time, as Marseille appear to get on their own back amongst France’s Champions League spots.  

Leeds and Leicester were among the clubs thought to be pursuing World Cup star Ounahi

Leeds and Leicester were amid the golf equipment imagined to be pursuing World Cup star Ounahi  

Sportsmail previously documented that Leeds experienced distanced themselves from the risk of employing Ounahi, amid a improve in tactic for Jesse Marsch’s squad.  

Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes had also seemed at a quantity of possibilities to triumph over the issues that plagued the begin of their English league season, which include the 22-12 months-aged Moroccan.  

Meanwhile, Italian aspect Napoli were looking to buy Ounahi, but permit him to remain on financial loan at Angers although the Serie A leaders experimented with to maintain up their potent begin to the time, and the club from south-west France sought to struggle relegation. 

Jesse Marsch's Leeds United were one of several rumoured bidders for Ounahi's next contract

Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United were one particular of various rumoured bidders for Ounahi’s next contract

Equally Leeds and Napoli were being rumoured to have supplied at minimum €20m for Ounahi, but it looks as however Marseille have won even with a significantly reduced bid, potentially because the midfielder has plied his club trade in France considering the fact that signing for Strasbourg B in 2018. 

Soccer Italia report that Marseille may well have presented Angers a larger reduce of any long run sale if Ounahi decides to switch club allegiances at a later on day.  

Ounahi started 6 of Morocco’s 7 Environment Cup matches on their route to the semi-finals, which saw them prevail over Spain and Portugal right before last but not least falling at the palms of eventual runners-up France. 

Ounahi teamed up in a midfield partnership with Sofyan Amrabat, as the Atlas Lions produced background to come to be the very first ever Environment Cup semi-finalists from an African country.

Marseille host Monaco on Saturday night time in their next league fixture, although Angers stop by Brest on Sunday afternoon.  

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