Recruited at a hefty price during the last winter transfer window, Vitinha is currently having a lot of trouble gaining unanimity within Olympique de Marseille. And it’s not Éric Di Meco who will say the opposite…
In recent years, the Marseille club has really struggled to find its famous “great striker”. Unable to have a real number nine capable of scoring more than 20 goals per season, OM thought they had found their happiness by recruiting Vitinha last January. Landed from Braga against a check for 32 million euros, the Portuguese striker however failed to establish himself as an indisputable holder in the second half of the season. Used sparingly, behind Alexis Sanchez in Igor Tudor’s attacking hierarchy, the 23-year-old has scored just two goals in 16 games. Far too meager a record for the most expensive rookie in the history of Marseille. Something to worry Eric Di Meco, for whom the Portuguese does not really have talent.
“When we talk about him, we put the value of the transfer in front”
🗣💬 Di Meco: “Vitinha at OM? From what I saw of him on his starters, I don’t find him a quality. I didn’t see him make a gesture where I said to myself ‘wow , he has trick.'” #RMCLive pic.twitter.com/2mlgwpwy18
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“From what I saw at OM, I don’t find any quality in him. He’s not going particularly fast, he’s not super strong technically, the gestures in the surface are not exceptional… The kid left home, we are told that it’s a bit complicated because there are guys who have trouble leaving their country. This is why we should not draw definitive lessons for the moment. Except that even in five games, you see things normally. The problem is that the sum that was put on this boy is enormous, and he is going to drag it. When we talk about him, we put the value of the transfer opposite. And that’s a problem because I haven’t seen anything yet.”launched the RMC consultant, who still hopes that Vitinha will manage to do better under the orders of the next coach, Marcelino.
