Amartey for Marseille medicals?

Contrary to FC Copenhagen’s insistence that defensive midfielder, Daniel Amartey is not for sale, the Ghanaian international is reportedly in Marseille for medicals and possibly conclude a deal.

With the Europe transfer window set to close at 6:00p.m. today, there are last minute moves to conclude deals as clubs try to reinforce their teams.

According to Danish media outlet Ekstra Bladet, Amartey and his representatives have arrived in Marseille with the player set to undergo medical before putting pen to paper.

It means English Premier League side, Leicester City are set to lose out on their target after making inquiries about the player at the start of the season.

In fact, a representative from Leicester was in Denmark last week in an attempt to close a £5.5m deal, but Marseille stepped in to also open negotiations with Copenhagen for the player.

Marseille reportedly have offered to close the deal for around €6m, which could rise as they look to lure the player to the Stade Velodrome.
FC Copenhagen were reluctant to lose Amartey, but they now know they can't turn down a big-money offer for the player after failing to qualify for the Europa League group stages.

—AllSports