Tunisian Khlifa to join Marseille from Evian

PARIS (Reuters) - Tunisia international Saber Khlifa is set to join Olympique Marseille from Evian Thonon Gaillard, the Provence club said on Wednesday.

Khlifa of Evian Thonon-Gaillard celebrates with team mates after scoring against Paris St-Germain during their French Cup quarter-final soccer match in Annecy

OM, who will play in the Champions League this season after finishing second in Ligue 1 last term, said on their website (www.om.net) that midfielder Khlifa would join once he has passed a medical at the end of the week.

Khlifa, 26, scored 13 goals, including a 60-metre stunner, from 25 league games last season.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Mark Meadows)