Azzedine Ounahi spent last season on loan at PanathinaikosAzzedine Ounahi spent last season on loan at Panathinaikos
Azzedine Ounahi spent last season on loan at Panathinaikos | Getty Images
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Brighton are reportedly closing in on Morocco international midfielder Azzedine Ounahi.
French media outlet Foot Mercato claim Brighton have reached a "verbal agreement" with Marseille after he 25-year-old spent the season on loan in Greece with Panathinaikos.
The Super League Greece 1 club were keen to make the move the move permanent but a fee of around £10m proved to be a stumbling block.
It is also reported that Ounahi - who scored five goals with four assists for Panathinaikos - has no future under Roberto De Zerbi at Marseille.
The former Albion boss guided the French club to second in the French top flight and has cleared the way for Ounahi to move on.
The 38-cap Morocco international moved to Marseille in 2023 after impressing at the last World Cup, despite strong interest from Leeds United and Brentford.
It is understood Ounahi is keen on a move to the Premier League, with Brighton reportedly in pole position.
Ounahi's best position is as an attacking midfielder but the former Angers man can also play in central midfield and defensive midfield.
Brighton though are quite well stacked in midfield with the likes of Carlos Baleba, Matts Wieffer, Jack Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Ferdi Kadioglu, Matt O'Riley, Doego Gomez and Georginio Rutter.
They also have the excellent Malick Yalcouyé who returns to the club this summer following his successful loan with Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz.
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