Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Marseille for midfielder Morgan Sanson.
Villa will pay £14m with the fee potentially rising to £15.5m with add ons.
The French midfielder is expected to arrive in Birmingham next week.
Sanson, 26, joined Marseille from Montpellier in January 2017 and has gone on to make 120 appearances for the Ligue 1 club.
He has also played 11 times for France U21s.
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If the deal goes through, Sanson will be the first player to arrive at Villa Park this month.
Three players have gone out on loan; Lovre Kalinic to Hajduk Split, Tyreik Wright to Walsall and Conor Hourihane to Swansea.
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