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Montpellier admit striker Steve Mounie set for Huddersfield

By AFP
Africa Mounie is expected to move from Montpellier to newly-promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town for 13 million euros 14.5 million, 11.4 million.  By Pascal GUYOT AFPFile
JUN 26, 2017 LISTEN
Mounie is expected to move from Montpellier to newly-promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town for 13 million euros ($14.5 million, £11.4 million). By Pascal GUYOT (AFP/File)

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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