Marseille wants Mears to move permanently

Marseille are ready to open talks with Tyrone Mears over a permanent move to Stade Velodrome to ward off interest from other clubs. “Tyrone has been outstanding for Marseille since he got in the team and they have expressed an interest in signing him on a permanent basis,” McKay said.

“Marseille are hoping to sit down with Tyrone later this month to hold talks and Tyrone really loves playing for such a big club as Marseille. But there is a lot of interest in Tyrone with three other teams in France watching him as well as one Premier League club, two Spanish clubs and one Italian side all tracking him.

“Tyrone had an unlucky start at Marseille when he joined because of injury, but he kept working hard and he has kicked on now and he is getting his rewards in the side.”