Montpellier (France) (AFP) – Giant Montpellier striker Steve Mounie is on the verge of completing a transfer to English Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town, the French side announced on Monday.
“Steve Mounie has left. He will have a medical before signing in England,” said the new Montpellier coach Michel Der Zakarian as the Ligue 1 club began pre-season training.
Mounie, a Benin international, is expected to move for 13 million euros ($14.5 million, £11.4 million).
He was Montpellier’s leading scorer last season in the French top flight with 14 goals, but the club’s chief executive Laurent Nicollin said: “Steve’s case is an opportunity for him and for us.”
Huddersfield won promotion via the play-offs to return to the top tier of English football for the first time since 1972.
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