Marseille seal Morel deal

ByTNT Sports

Updated 19/06/2011 at 15:42 GMT+1

Marseille have agreed in principle a deal to sign defender Jeremy Morel from fellow Ligue 1 side Lorient.

FOOTBALL 2011 Lorient Jérémy Morel

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Morel, 27, will sign a four-year contract on either Monday or Tuesday if he passes the necessary medical examinations.

The left-back arrives as a replacement for the departed Taye Taiwo, while Gabriel Heinze has also been given permission to find a new club.

Morel emerged from the Lorient academy and has been a first-team regular for the club for the past eight seasons, making in excess of 200 appearances.

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