Leicester City and Marseille are battling it out for the signature of midfielder Daniel Amartey.
The Ghana international was in impressive form for Copenhagen last season and his performances have attracted interest from several clubs.
Marseille are understood be very keen and are putting together a proposal to lure the 20-year-old to Ligue 1 before the transfer window closes nest week.
But, according to Danish media outlet Ekstra Bladet, the French side face strong competition from Premier League high-fliers Leicester.
The Foxes are open to strengthening their squad this week and see Amartey as the ideal man to bolster their ranks.
Claudio Ranieri's side are ready to splash out £5.5m on the tough-tackling midfielder and have now sent a representative to Denmark to broker a deal.