European football is discovering a new rival during this summer, it is obviously Saudi Arabia. Having no financial limit, the Middle Eastern country pours millions of euros and deregulates the transfer market. OM may find it at their expense.
As Financial Fair Play does not exist in Saudi Arabia, local clubs are not bound by the same rules as their European counterparts. And, recruiters can therefore let go and offer colossal salaries capable of cracking any footballer. This summer, the exodus to the Middle Eastern state is already violent and it’s not over. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté, Kalidou Koulibaly… departures for the Saudi championship follow one another and according to FootMarcato, the next player to go into exile could be Alexis Sanchez. At the end of the contract in Marseille, the Chilean striker was contacted by a club playing in the Saudi Pro League, and a salary exceeding 10 million euros even awaits the one who has been named player of the season by the supporters of Olympique. from Marseille. Nothing is signed yet, but inevitably that worries Pablo Longoria.
More than 10ME per year for Alexis Sanchez, hard for OM
The president of OM knows it, it will not be easy to find an attacker of the level of Alexis Sanchez, especially under current budgetary conditions. According to the specialist media, the Chilean international has not yet said yes to the offer from Saudi Arabia, the one who has scored 14 goals in Ligue 1 this season hesitating to leave Marseille even if he is at the end of the contract. . Before extending for a year, El Nino Maravilla especially wants to know if Olympique de Marseille will be able to do better in 2023-2024. The 34-year-old refuses to finish one more season without any trophies, and if Pablo Longoria does not bring additional reinforcements, Alexis Sanchez has no intention of extending his stay in Provence.
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The blur is therefore still total, while on June 30 Alexis Sanchez will be free of any contract. Enough to cast doubt on the striker’s desire to stay at OM, and above all to open the door to an even higher offer from Saudi Arabia. Knowing that he won 3 million euros this year in Marseille, it is clear that seeing this salary be multiplied by 3 or 4 can encourage reflection and try the adventure. While waiting for the Saudis to perhaps buy Olympique de Marseille one day, they are playing a very dirty trick on the Marseille club.
