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Report claims Marseille interest in Celtic’s Moussa Dembele

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Marseille have been linked with Celtic striker Moussa Dembele in the summer transfer window.

Marseille are interested in signing Moussa Dembele from Celtic in the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

It has been reported that the French club have made the striker their number one target this summer and want him as a replacement for Bafetimbi Gomis.

Celtic's Moussa Dembele in action

Gomis spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Marseille from Swansea City, but the 31-year-old moved to Galatasaray last month for a transfer fee reported by Sky Sports to be worth £3 million.

Dembele joined Celtic in the summer of 2016 after leaving Fulham in the Championship in England at the end of the 2015-16 campaign.

The 20-year-old striker was a revelation at Celtic Park last season, as he scored 32 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions for the Bhoys.

The France Under-21 international is one of the best young strikers in Europe, and Ligue 1 outfit Marseille’s (reported) interest in him does not come as a surprise.

However, Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic should try their best to hold onto Dembele for one more season at least.

Celtic's Moussa Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal