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Marseille are going to be looking to young striker Batshuayi who has had a good start to the season but who needs to score more goals if Marseille are to bounce back up the table and compete for a Champions League place and maybe a Ligue 1 title.

Game of the week in Ligue one will see Lyon travel to the Velodrome to take on Marseille.

It is stated that the Wearside club have submitted an offer for a season-long loan deal, with the option to purchase the midfielder outright at the end of the campaign for roughly £3.5 million.

CHERRIES have reportedly had a bid accepted by Italian club Napoli for Holland worldwide midfielder Jonathan de Guzman.

Marseille are understood to have the option to buy him at the end of the season for £6.5million.

Florian Thauvin will make his Premier League debut at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren has welcomed five new faces to St James’ Park so far this summer, with the club spending a fair amount of money to sign the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic and latest new arrival Florian Thauvin.

Newcastle are finally on the verge of signing Florian Thauvin from Marseille – taking their summer spend to £50million.

Lyon defender Jeremy Morel was shocked by Marcelo Bielsa’s resignation as Marseille coach and believes it will be a blow to the team’s Ligue 1 rival.

The Argentine’s position had been a source of off-season speculation, with suggestions he could leave to manage Mexico, and a club statement read: ‘In the post-match press conference, Marcelo Bielsa announced he was standing down from his post as OM coach.’.

Olympique Marseille’s coach Marcelo Bielsa stands during their French Ligue 1 match against Caen at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, August 8, 2015.

Bielsa, 60, announced his resignation during his postgame press conference.

However following today’s announcement Bielsa thanked the club’s fans and told reporters ” I have finished my work here.

The Argentine stunned the French side, where he has become an hero in only 16 months, by presenting his resignation in the post-match press conference.

Marcelo Bielsa has announced his resignation as head coach of Olympique Marseille this Saturday, August 8th, 2015.