Two Ligue 1 clubs are interested in Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu, according to reports from France.
Website Jeunes Footeux today claims that Marseille and Monaco both have the 23-year-old ‘in their sights’.
Salisu’s contract with Southampton expires next year, and that’s a situation which reportedly ‘alerted’ the two French clubs.
Monaco’s interest could be a bit more intense, since they’ve just lost Benoit Badiashile in their €40m deal with Chelsea.
Salisu appears to be doing just fine with Southampton, where he has 22 appearances this season and is a regular starter.
However, Jeunes Footeux insists that he ‘isn’t against the idea’ of moving in the January window.
That doesn’t encourage the clubs about a winter purchase, though, as the report claims there is ‘little chance’ Marseille and Monaco would make such move in the middle of the season.
The defender is currently valued by Transfermarkt at €18m, and judging by how important he’s been for Southampton this season, it’s indeed hard to imagine the Saints letting him move for anywhere near that fee.
Perhaps next summer, when he enters the final year of his contract, things could get more intense.
