Marseille make contact with Sikou Niakaté's entourage
Despite the arrival of CJ Egan-Riley (22) on a free transfer from Burnley FC, Marseille's goals in this transfer window remain the same. The club are looking to add two experienced centre-backs to the side to help shore up a defence that was far too porous last season (conceding 47 in Ligue 1, the second worst record in the top half of the table).
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This has led Les Phocéens to consider several targets, namely Facundo Medina and Nayef Aguerd, but also Benoît Badiashile, Oscar Mingueza, and Ramy Bensebaini. This list also includes Niakaté, who is under contract in Portugal until 2028, but the club would be willing to sell him this summer for between €8 million and €11 million, according to information from L'Équipe.
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