Olivier Ntcham is believed to be close to joining Marseille on loan with a view to a €10m deal in the summer.
The midfielder has also attracted interest from Newcastle but after playing in Italy and Scotland he looks like making a return to France.
Ntcham has only made two substitute appearances for Celtic since the start of December with his position at the club drifting since his impressive debut season after joining from Manchester City in July 2017.
Le Celtic avait refusé une opération à 17M€ pour Ntcham en provenance de Porto. Les Ecossais avaient fixé la barre à 25 à l’été 2019. Désormais pour 10 M€ en fin de saison, l’affaire est bouclée. Le salaire de l’Espoir français est largement accessible aux finances de l’#OM.
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Translated to: Celtic had refused an operation at 17M € for Ntcham from Porto. The Scots had set the bar at 25 in the summer of 2019. Now for 10 M € at the end of the season, the case is closed. The salary of the French Hope is widely accessible to the finances of the #OM .
The emergence of David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro has given Neil Lennon plenty of midfield options with Tom Rogic and Scott Brown currently out of the side.
Behind them Scott Robertson, Ewan Henderson and Kerr McInoy are waiting for the chance to impress with Robertson and McInroy both out on loan.