Bayer Leverkusen target Eliesse Ben Seghir in Monaco training, West Ham-bound Soungoutou Magassa absent | OneFootball

Eliesse Ben Seghir (20), despite reportedly closing in on a move to German giants Bayer Leverkusen, was nonetheless present at AS Monaco’s training session in La Turbie on Friday morning.

As per L’Équipe, all signs indicate that Ben Seghir is set to make the move to Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth over €30m. With the UEFA Champions League draw taking place in Monaco on Thursday night, Leverkusen’s representatives are currently in the region.

Whilst the Morocco international is expected to complete the move to the Bundesliga side, it is perhaps not completely imminent, with the player participating in the training session, attended by Get French Football News.

However, Soungoutou Magassa (21) was absent from the training session. The France youth international is in London and his move to West Ham United, for a fee of €20m, is expected to be completed soon. Paul Pogba, following his individual training programme, and Vanderson, working in the gym, were also absent from first-team training.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from Monaco