Marseille have set their sights on signing Inter midfielder Joao Mario in the coming months according to a report from Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.

The Portuguese midfielder is currently out on loan at Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow and they have an option to buy him but they deem the €18 million fee to be too high for them.

The report goes on to claim that Joao Mario would like to play in either Spain or France and a move to Marseille would allow him to do just that.

Marseille have in fact already made some enquiries to the 27-year-old’s representatives with regard to him possibly moving to the Stade Velodrome.

As far as a move to Marseille goes, it is still very much in infancy but could be something that develops further and further as time goes on.

Marseille are not the only club seemingly interested in the former Sporting player either with the report also stating that La Liga outfit Real Betis are too.