Eddie Nketiah on the radar of Marseille
Marseille have their sights set on Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah as the French club look to reshape their attack ahead of next season.
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As reported by Mail Sport last week, Marseille are closing in on a deal to sign Mason Greenwood from Manchester United.
Marseille and United have agreed an initial fee of £27million plus £3.2m in add-ons and a significant sell-on clause.
Greenwood could be joined in Marseille by Nketiah - who started just 10 Premier League games for Arsenal last season.
Marseille would like Nketiah and Greenwood to play alongside each other in a new-look forward line, with last season's leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang expected to move on this summer.
Ex-Arsenal star Aubameyang - who delivered 17 goals and eight assists in 34 Ligue 1 appearances last season - is likely to move to Saudi Pro League new boys Al Qadsiah.
Nketiah has scored some big goals for Arsenal over the past two seasons - most notably a brace in a 3-2 win over Man United in January 2023.
He also netted a hat-trick in a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United last season.
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But the 25-year-old is behind Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and possibly even Leandro Trossard on Mikel Arteta's list of candidates to operate as Arsenal's central striker.
Marseille reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season, where they lost to eventual champions Atalanta.
But Marseille finished eighth in Ligue 1 and therefore did not qualify for another European campaign.
