Everton credited with move for Marseille's Sanson

Lyndon Lloyd | Wednesday, 07 August 2019 0comments | Jump to last

Morgan Sanson could be on his way to the Premier League before tomorrow's transfer deadline with Everton among the rumoured suitors.

The PetitOM Twitter account claimed that the 24-year-old is "extremely close" to signing for an English club for around €40m but further claims from a source that has been fairly reliable in the past (but which has fallen off in recent years) suggest that the midfielder is expected to sign for Everton on a four-year contract after a €22m deal was agreed with his current club.

It is not clear how reliable the stories are (and it's worth noting that tweets from two separate fake Twitter accounts impersonating RMC Sport journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi have claimed a deal to Everton is done) but Sunday Times journalist Duncan Castles has lent credence to the speculation while l'OM's Twitter account has announced that, "Barring a turnaround, Morgan Sanson will not be leaving OM for England."

Sanson, a one-time France U21 international, began his career with Le Mans before joining Montpellier where he made almost 100 league appearances over four seasons.

He was picked up by Marseille in January 2017 for around €9m and represented the French club in the 2018 Europa League final as they lost to Atletico Madrid.

According to L'Equipe, Crystal Palace made an effort to sign him last week but their offer was deemed to low and was rejected.