OM and Atlético de Madrid are not very far from an agreement for the transfer of Geoffrey Kondogbia, who is now one step away from Marseille.
Geoffrey Kondogbia first summer recruit of the mercato of Olympique de Marseille, it burns. In discussions for several days, the Marseille club and Atlético de Madrid have entered the final phase of negotiations to finalize the transfer of the former French international, according to information from Fabrizio Romano. Former Marcelino player in Valencia, Geoffrey Kondogbia will find the Spanish coach at OM, a club with which he has agreed for several days pending an agreement between his club Atlético de Madrid and Pablo Longoria .
Understand Olympique Marseille are at final stages for Geoffrey Kondogbia deal as details are being finalized 🚨🔵 #OM
Kondogbia only wants OM — three year deal agreed with option for further year included too.
OM and Atlético Madrid are in contact to close in on €7m fee. pic.twitter.com/XBj00ZmstI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 27, 2023
According to information disclosed by L’Equipe at the end of last week, Geoffrey Kondogbia will receive a comfortable salary in Marseille, where he will be one of the best paid players in the workforce with emoluments between 500,000 and 600,000 euros monthly. This transfer illustrates above all what Pablo Longoria and Javier Ribalta want to succeed in doing during this summer transfer window and that before the third preliminary round of the Champions League, namely to recruit experienced players who already have references in the European Cup and able to absorb the pressure, especially during home matches at the Orange Vélodrome.
Kondogbia, an essential cog for Marcelino
This is undoubtedly what Igor Tudor’s young squad lacked last season, who lost far too many points in his stadium in Ligue 1. The arrival of Geoffrey Kondogbia meets these needs but also the needs of Marcelino to be able to count on a very strong double pivot in midfield within the Spanish coach’s unchanging 4-4-2. The latter will now have to choose who he will associate with Kondogbia in this game system. To date, he has Rongier, Veretout, Ounahi, Gueye (back from loan) and Guendouzi, who however has a good chance of leaving OM this summer.
