{"id":594827,"date":"2021-06-26T03:31:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T07:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=594827"},"modified":"2021-06-26T03:31:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T07:31:32","slug":"marseille-advanced-talks-pau-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/26\/marseille-advanced-talks-pau-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"Marseille in Advanced Talks to Sign Pau Lopez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille and Italian outfit Roma are in advanced talks over a move for goalkeeper, Pau Lopez, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1408532712604975112?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Marseille in Advanced Talks to Sign Pau Lopez From Roma<\/h2>\n<h3>Goalkeeper Close to Ligue 1 Switch<\/h3>\n<p>According to Romano, Marseille are set to sign 26-year-old Pau Lopez on a season-long loan, with an option to buy for \u20ac15 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard made 21 appearances in Serie A last season as Roma limped to a seventh-placed finish, but he missed the final five games of the campaign with a shoulder injury he sustained in the first leg of Roma&#8217;s Europa League semi-final clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/25\/manchester-united-jadon-sancho-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the former Real Betis and Espanyol goalkeeper is closing in on a switch to Jorge Sampaoli&#8217;s outfit.<\/p>\n<p>New Roma manager Jose Mourinho has made it clear that Lopez isn&#8217;t part of his current plans, so a loan move will suit both parties.<\/p>\n<h3>Rui Patricio Set to Replace Pau Lopez at the Stadio Olimpico<\/h3>\n<p>Romano added that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/17\/yerson-mosquera-completes-wolves-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> number one Rui Patricio is set to replace Pau Lopez in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>According to the renowned Italian journalist, negotiations between the two clubs are in the final stages.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old, who spent 12 years at Sporting, joined Wolves in 2018. The Portuguese goalkeeper has become one of the Premier League&#8217;s top shot-stoppers and would be a welcome addition for <em>I Giallorossi<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Marseille Also Interested in Cengiz \u00dcnder<\/h3>\n<p>Along with the potential new arrival of Pau Lopez, Marseille are also set to sign Turkish striker Cengiz \u00dcnder, who has recently returned to Roma from his loan spell at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/24\/leicester-ryan-bertrand-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has had a frustrating time in the Premier League, playing just 274 minutes across nine matches. However, the Turkish international did feature in all eight of the Foxes&#8217; Europa League fixtures, scoring once in a 4-0 win over Braga.<\/p>\n<p>His only other goal came in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Brentford &#8211; the competition that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/15\/leicester-city-fairytale-continues-with-first-ever-fa-cup-success\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester would win against Chelsea.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"zo4MeV_5Qk5hpLODgYMdCA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1312694709\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'zo4MeV_5Qk5hpLODgYMdCA',sig:'3hAbs4-MGgsS2H-83yTv6LAA9VCYez1iUe6hsXNTEgE=',w:'594px',h:'442px',items:'1312694709',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille and Italian outfit Roma are in advanced talks over a move for goalkeeper, Pau Lopez, according to Fabrizio Romano. 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