Marseille sets €30m price for Akor Adams

French club Olympique Marseille is leading the race to sign Super Eagles striker Akor Adams. Sevilla has placed a €30m price tag on the Nigerian forward as interest in him grows ahead of the summer transfer window, according to PUNCH Sports Extra.

This price was reported by the Spanish publication OrgulloBiri. If this fee goes through, it would be a great return on the €5.5m Sevilla paid Montpellier to sign Adams in January 2025. The 26-year-old has now become one of Sevilla’s key players after a slow start in Spain.

Adams ended the season as Sevilla’s top scorer in La Liga with 10 goals. Two of those goals came in the last four matches, helping the club secure the points needed to avoid relegation.

Marseille sees Adams as a possible replacement for Mason Greenwood, who might leave this summer. The Ligue 1 side could also lose Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Adams’ experience in French football makes him a good option to strengthen their attack.

Premier League club Fulham is also keeping an eye on Adams. If he moves to Craven Cottage, he would reunite with fellow Nigerians Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi. Fulham is looking for a striker after missing out on United States international Ricardo Pepi and letting Raul Jimenez go when his contract expired.

Clubs from Saudi Arabia have also shown interest. But Adams is said to prefer staying in Europe, which may rule out a move to the Gulf.

Sevilla is willing to sell Adams. The money from this deal is expected to help ease the club’s financial issues and bring in new players. If the transfer happens at the reported price, Adams would be the third most expensive player ever sold by Sevilla. This would put him behind Jules Kounde’s €50m move to Barcelona and Diego Carlos’ €31m transfer to Aston Villa.