Bought by Southampton from Bordeaux following his promising breakthrough with the now Ligue 2 side, Sékou Mara has never managed to fully convince on the south coast.
There might have been hope that the Saints’ relegation to the Championship could have allowed him to play more, but that hasn’t been the case, as the 21-year-old has only made 10 appearances in all competitions, totalling 235 minutes of football.
Because of this, Foot Mercato in France explain the striker could be on the move this January, with a couple of French clubs interested in the Southampton youngster.
With an ambition of making Thierry Henry’s squad for the Olympic Games in 2024, he knows he needs to play, and three teams in France have coming knocking.
Those are Lille, desperate to find a back up for Jonathan David, and Marseille, who need someone behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Vitinha.
Over on the Southampton player’s side, he wants a team that will play him and a manager that will ‘trust him’, and while he ‘isn’t against’ a return to Ligue 1, he is also followed by a few Bundesliga sides.
