Adel Taarabt is hoping to leave Benfica to relaunch his career and is already eying a move to Marseille.
Taarabt joined the Lisbon club last year from QPR following a loan spell at AC Milan but has fallen out of favour.
He told France Football: "I just want a club that has trust in me. We are in talks with several clubs."
On Marseille, he added: "It is the city where I grew up, where my parents live. It would be nice to go back home, to my family.
"For me it would be the perfect club, the one I need. With the experience I have, I know what a club like OM would expect of me.
"If I did go back, it would not be for fun. It would be nice to return to France, I miss it. I have been abroad for 10 years."
"The situation here is difficult," he said.
"At first it was an interesting challenge, they wanted me as a replacement for Nico Gaitan but he stayed and only joined Atletico Madrid this summer.
"On top of that, when I signed Jorge Jesus was coach but then, a month later, he joined Sporting CP. A new coach arrived [Rui Vitoria] and I do not fit into his plans.
"I train and train but he does not give me a chance, even in friendly matches. I am not a player he chooses."
