Man Utd, Everton target Strootman: Marseille want me to leave

Kevin Strootman has admitted Marseille want to sell him after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

Everton and Manchester United have been linked with the Dutch midfielder.

"We didn't get European football, while at Marseille they went out for the Champions League," Strootman told Algemeen Dagblad.

"So the president said in an open and fair conversation: 'You are an expensive force and without the Champions League it's difficult for us'.

"They want to get rid of me, is the message. But I signed a five-year contract last summer and Marseille have paid a big transfer fee to Roma, so it's not like clubs can take me for a very low price. We have to wait to see what happens in the market and how it will go."