Marseille reportedly want to sign the Celtic striker.
According to a report from French publication L’Equipe, Ligue 1 outfit Marseille are weighing up a €15 million (£13.4 million) bid for Celtic hitman Moussa Dembele, and hope to sign him before the transfer window slams shut on August 31st.
Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers has received criticism from some sections of the Parkhead faithful this summer, for failing to adequately bolster his ranks, so selling one of his key men would surely be unthinkable for the Northern Irishman.
French media outlet L’Equipe claims that Marseille are on the look-out for alternative targets to Mario Balotelli, after the Italian’s proposed move to the Stade Velodrime collapsed.
They suggest that the Ligue 1 outfit are keen on signing Dembele, and are prepared to pay somewhere in the region of £13.4 million to obtain his signature, although they are also looking at Valencia’s Simone Zaza.
Dembele joined Celtic from Fulham in the summer of 2016, and he has gone on to be a real hit at Parkhead, scoring 50 goals in 90 appearances in all competitions.
He is a real fan favourite at Celtic, and Hoops fans will surely be desperate for their club to keep hold of the 22-year-old.
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