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Olympique Marseille, who are second in Ligue 1 and have already secured a place in the next round of the Champions League, can focus on the transfer window. Many names are currently being linked with the club: Facundo Medina (Lens), Rami Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), Olivier Boscali (PSV Eindhoven) and Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nasr) in the defensive line. Mario Strickens (Anderlecht) and Angel Gomes (Lille) are also mentioned, but the name of Andreas Pereira is most often mentioned, TNT Sports reports.
Marseille, already interested in Andreas Pereira (29 years old), enjoys the player's sympathy, as he announced last November.
"There was an offer from overseas, Marseille. We discussed it, but unfortunately it didn't work out. There was also an offer from Nottingham Forest. Those were the two clubs that were closest to me, and the interest was very serious. It would be great to go to Marseille, given how De Zerby wants to play football. I accepted it positively, but we'll see what happens, in January or at the end of the season, whether the transfer goes through or I stay at Fulham."
In the winter, the player was interested not only in Marseille, but also in Palmeiras, who also tried to make a transfer. The attacking midfielder ultimately stayed at Fulham and participated in the club's remarkable season until the end. Having scored 2 goals and made 7 assists in 36 games, he helped the "summer residents" to stay in the fight for European cups for a long time. Andreas Pereira, who currently occupies eleventh place in the Premier League with the London club and has only a one-year contract (with the option of a one-year extension), can still change clubs this time.
Fulham, who have already rejected offers from Marseille and Nottingham Forest, are demanding €35m for their player. Andreas Pereira is a long-standing target for Roberto De Zerbi, who has been trying to sign him since his move to Marseille.