Marseille hold talks with Celtic over potential £20m transfer of star man Moussa Dembele – reports

Marseille have reportedly held talks with Celtic over the potential signing of star forward Moussa Dembele.

The 21-year-old impressed in his first season in Scotland as he fired in 32 goals to help Celtic storm to a domestic treble.

Dembele - signed from Fulham for just a £500,000 development fee last year - has interested a host of different clubs and, while the Scottish champions don’t want to sell, they are realistic about their chances of keeping hold of him.

Brendan Rodgers, however, wants to keep the striker until after Celtic’s Champions League qualification concludes in August and then Dembele could be allowed to move.

The club are thought to value the Frenchman at around £20million and Marseille look to have edged ahead of the competition as they try and bring the forward back to his homeland.

Dembele as three years left on his current contract and Chelsea and Tottenham have expressed interest in the past.