Ligue 1 giants Marseille have their sight on Nigerian striker Simy Nwankwo as part of the revamping of their attack, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
29 year old Simy scored 20 goals in 38 Serie A games last season for Crotone who were relegated at the end of season sparking a scramble for his signature.
Although Fiorentina are presently the favorite to sign him in a deal worth around €10 million, Marseille have sounded out his advisers of their interest in having him as well.
However, their interest is base on the proposed departure of Dario Benedetto who is expected to leave this summer after failing to settle down in France.
Signed from Argentina side Boca Juniors in 2019 he hasn’t hit the ground running as expected and with the club keen on a strike partner for Arkadiusz Milik, Simy is one of the options.
The Nigerian won’t come cheap and with Marseille having financial difficulties, the deal for Simy is solely hinged on the departure of Benedetto.
