Marseille agree deal to sign Dutch defender Rekik

M said the clubs had "found an agreement in principle for the permanent transfer of the Dutch international this Tuesday evening, pending a medical."

Rekik, 20, joined City in 2011 but has hardly played for the English club and spent last season on loan at Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven.

His arrival will provide a boost to Marseille, who have seen Andre-Pierre Gignac, Andre Ayew, Jeremy Morel and Dimitri Payet all leave the club so far this summer.

He will be the third new signing at the Velodrome, following the recruits of winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou from Nantes and goalkeeper Yohann Pele from Sochaux.