Marseille have joined Leicester City in the race to sign highly-rated Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi.
Premier League champions Leicester have been closely watching the centre-back and are considering a January swoop.
But, according to reports in France, they now face a battle with Marseille to land Acerbi.
The Ligue 1 club have money to spend after recently being taken over by billionaire Frank McCourt and their coach Rudi Garcia admirers the 28-year-old from his time in Italy managing Roma.
Marseille are now planning a £10million offer, which would be difficult for Sassuolo to turn down.