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Marseille have their sights set on Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah as the French club look to reshape their attack ahead of next season.
As reported by Mail Sport last week, Marseille are closing in on a deal to sign Mason Greenwood from Manchester United.
Marseille and United have agreed an initial fee of £27million plus £3.2m in add-ons and a significant sell-on clause.
Greenwood could be joined in Marseille by Nketiah - who started just 10 Premier League games for Arsenal last season.
Marseille would like Nketiah and Greenwood to play alongside each other in a new-look forward line, with last season's leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang expected to move on this summer.
Striker Eddie Nketiah pictured training at Arsenal's London Colney base on Monday afternoon
Nketiah could be set to leave Arsenal this summer, with French side Marseille keen to sign him
Marseille also want Mason Greenwood, pictured playing for Getafe during a recent loan spell
Ex-Arsenal star Aubameyang - who delivered 17 goals and eight assists in 34 Ligue 1 appearances last season - is likely to move to Saudi Pro League new boys Al Qadsiah.
Nketiah has scored some big goals for Arsenal over the past two seasons - most notably a brace in a 3-2 win over Man United in January 2023.
He also netted a hat-trick in a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United last season.
But the 25-year-old is behind Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and possibly even Leandro Trossard on Mikel Arteta's list of candidates to operate as Arsenal's central striker.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is expected to leave Marseille for Al Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia
Nketiah pictured kissing a match ball in December after scoring a hat-trick vs Sheffield United
Marseille reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season, where they lost to eventual champions Atalanta.
But Marseille finished eighth in Ligue 1 and therefore did not qualify for another European campaign.
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