Still looking for a successor to Igor Tudor, OM are making progress on the Marcelo Gallardo file, with whom negotiations are underway.
Marcelo Gallardo is the favorite to take over from Igor Tudor on the bench of Olympique de Marseille. On Monday on his Twitter account, journalist Daniel Riolo confirmed the ongoing negotiations between the Marseille club and the former River Plate coach. Nothing is done yet but the Argentinian is Pablo Longoria’s No. 1 track to succeed Tudor, as indicated on Tuesday by La Provence.
If the Marcelo Gallardo track is confirmed, would you like to see the Argentinian technician reactivate the Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) track, which is also tracked by Benfica?#TeamOM pic.twitter.com/rZwh8xYZ6M
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In its edition of the day, the Marseille daily indicates that the discussions are continuing ” without being in the final part between OM and Marcelo Gallardo. The former River Plate manager, who won everything in South America, is very interested in the Marseille project. However, differences exist between Marcelo Gallardo and the staff of the Marseille club, in particular with regard to the transfer window.
Alexis Sanchez and Thiago Almada at the heart of the discussions?
In recent days, Alexis Sanchez has for example been associated with Marcelo Gallardo, some media in Spain explaining that the Chilean international should stay at OM in the event of the appointment of the former player of AS Monaco and Paris Saint- Germain. On South American social networks, the arrival of Thiago Almada in Marseille is also mentioned in the event that Gallardo would put his suitcases on the Canebière.
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Provence also explains that talks are being held by Pablo Longoria and Javier Ribalta with other coaches, in case the Gallardo track fails. On the other hand, the tracks leading to Fabio Grosso or Diego Alfonso are not serious, unlike that leading to Paulo Fonseca. The Lille coach is held in very high esteem by the leaders of OM, who appreciate his work in the North and who like his philosophy of play. Marcelo Gallardo therefore remains more than ever the favorite to become the coach of Marseille this summer but to date, nothing has been done and other tracks are still active.
