Lens admit striker Aruna Dindane wants a move to Portsmouth.
Lens president Gervais Martel said: We will be meeting the Portsmouth directors between now and the start of next week.
"It is true to say he would love to play in England."
Monaco are offering the striker a three-year deal, but Pompey boss Paul Hart will now aim to outbid them to bring in Dindane as he desperately tries to bolster his depleted squad.