Olympique Marseille have had an approach to sign Neal Maupay on loan knocked back by Everton who are said to be holding out for a permanent deal for the striker.
According to L’Equipe yesterday, the Ligue 1 club are after a striker after Faris Moumbagna ruptured an ACL and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines and had identified Maupay as potential cover.
Marseille are reported by The Athletic to have offered a season-long loan deal with an option to buy but the Blues are keen to offload Maupay and recoup as much of the £12m they paid Brighton for him two years ago as they can this summer.
Maupay is out of favour at Everton as he enters the final year of his contract but his French roots and Roberto de Zerbi’s knowledge of him from facing him in the Premier League as manager of the Seagulls could make him a good fit for Marseille.