Marseille close in on new striker

Eurosport.fr is reporting that Marseille are on the verge of signing CFR Cluj striker Modou Sougou.



The transfer fee involved is around €3 million, with the player set to sign a three-and-a-half-year deal at Stade Velodrome.



Sougou, 28, arrives as a replacement for Loic Remy, who has joined QPR in the January transfer window.



The Senegalese striker joined CFR Cluj from Academica Coimbra in the summer of 2011 and has since scored 11 goals in 44 league matches.



His showings in this year’s Champions League, however, have not gone unnoticed, with 4 goals in 9 matches adding to his reputation.



Meanwhile, La Provence reports that attacking midfielder Morgan Amalfitano is unhappy with his status at the club and is looking to leave.



The 27-year-old has fallen behind Jordan Ayew in the pecking order and is now determined to leave in search of first team football.