Inter are set to complete the signing of Marseille midfielder Giannelli Imbula with an announcement expected on Friday.

The 22-year-old Frenchman has attracted interest from several top clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal and the Nerazzurri’s city rivals AC Milan.

However as reported by Le10sport.com, Inter could close the deal on Friday with an agreement in place to take the defensive midfielder on loan for a year, before completing payment of the €20 million transfer fee in 2016.

Imbula was ever present for Marseille as Les Olimpiens narrowly missed out on securing a place in next season’s Champions League.

Following the completion of the transfer, the Belgian-born player is likely to form a formidable new-look midfield partnership with Geoffrey Kondogbia, who also joined Inter from Ligue 1 earlier this week for a fee of €35 million.