Wolverhampton Wanderers are keen to sign Duje Ćaleta-Car and he’s the ‘first candidate for a departure’ at Marseille, reports L’Equipe on Tuesday.
The defender has less than two years left on his contract and the Premier League side converted their interest into a proposal in recent days.
It’s claimed Marseille’s leaders were waiting for the English clubs to ‘wake up’ and that’s exactly what happened when they received an offer of €18m from Wolves.
Although the Ligue 1 side received a ‘nice sum’ for the centre-back, the file has not progressed well, mainly because of the player.
The 24-year-old isn’t ‘motivated by the idea’ of joining Bruno Lage’s side, especially after his partner gave birth to their first child last week.
Ćaleta-Car is no longer essential for Jorge Sampaoli and L’Equipe add his exit could unlock a ‘lot of things’ for Marseille.
It’ll be interesting to see how this case develops as the day progresses.