On Tuesday, RMC Sport reported Sunderland as one of the contenders to sign Marseille Jonathan Rowe.
Interest from Bologna was also mentioned, with the French side looking to earn around €15-20m from the sale, depending on which source you choose to believe.
The Italian take now favours Bologna, which isn’t a great surprise.
Gazzetta dello Sport report Bologna have the upper hand over Sunderland and Besiktas for the 22-year-old.
The newspaper claim the Rossoblu have made an offer worth €12m plus bonuses, and are making quick progress.
Something similar has been echoed by Gianluca di Marzio, who reports talks are ongoing between Marseille and Bologna to reach a final agreement over a fee.
There is already an agreement over personal terms with the winger and this is playing a crucial role in the acceleration of the deal.
Rowe joined Marseille from Norwich City last summer but a physical altercation with teammate Adrien Rabiot at the weekend has seen the Ligue 1 make the drastic decision of putting both players on the market.
Should Sunderland be truly interested then they can surely make life hard for Bologna, or perhaps promise not to if the Italian club go a little easier on a deal for Jhon Lucumi…
