The 22-year-old was the leading scorer in the French second division last season with 24 goals.
According to Marca, the two clubs have been negotiating over the past week and are close to thrashing out a deal for the forward.
A number of European clubs are also said to be monitoring proceedings.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | 52 | 87 |
| 2 | GironaGirona | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 44 | 31 | 75 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 67 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 54 |
| 7 | Real BetisBetis | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 52 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 48 |
| 9 | Valencia | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 47 |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | AlavesAlaves | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 42 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 41 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 39 |
| 14 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 37 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 34 |
| 18 | CadizCadiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 |
| R | Granada | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 21 |
| R | Almeria | 34 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 67 | -34 | 17 |
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