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The veteran of the French national team is close to an agreement with. This summer, former defender of Munich received free agent status and was invited by the French national team coach Jacques Santini to Tottenham, with whom the "tricolore" coach had a contract before Euro 2004.
However, Lizarazu, who has won both the World (1998) and European (2000) championships with his national team, chose the multiple French champions - Marseille's "Olympique" club. He will replace Manuel Dos Santos in the team, who moved to Lisbon.
According to the club's director Christophe Bouchet, the contract will be signed in the middle of the week. He also added that he feels very happy, as this season Marseille's squad will be the strongest in the last 10 years.
Meanwhile, it seems that the finalist of last season's UEFA Cup will leave the team's leader, striker. The best player of the 2003/04 Ligue 1 season is wanted by a London club, and the transfer could be officially confirmed as early as this evening.
