Already making a number of smart moves on the transfer market this summer, including the loans of William Saliba and Mattéo Guendouzi, Marseille aren’t done scouring England for opportunities.
Also trying to find a striker to replace Dario Benedetto and help out Arkadiusz Milik, the French side have approached a number of goalscorers to see if they would be interested in a move.
Among those was Alexander Sørloth, currently at RB Leipzig, and Ike Ugbo, who spent last season on loan from Chelsea at Cercle Brugge.
Seen as a talented striker, the Nigerian has been in talks to secure another temporary exit from Stamford Bridge this season to continue his progress, with KRC Genk in Belgium very keen.
While a medical had allegedly ‘already been programmed’ with Genk, the website claim Ugbo has since ‘asked for a delay to reflect’ following the approach from the Ligue 1 side.
We’ll have to wait and see how serious Marseille are, but it’s worth pointing out Chelsea and their French counterparts are on good terms historically, having completed a number of deals, notably those of Didier Drogba, César Azpilicueta and more recently Michy Batshuayi.
