Arrived this Friday noon in Marseille, Geoffrey Kondogbia has officially signed up with OM. The midfielder is the first reinforcement for Olympique de Marseille during this transfer window 2023.
” Olympique de Marseille today announced the signing of Geoffrey Kondogbia from Atlético de Madrid. The midfielder joined the Olympian club after the success of his medical examination.
Trained at RC Lens, Geoffrey Kondogbia played his first professional match at 17. Regularly called up for the France youth team, the midfielder won the U20 World Cup, associated with Jordan Veretout in the midfield of Les Bleuets. After several selections in the French team, he joined the Central African selection in 2018, of which he will become the captain.
Since the beginning of his career, Geoffrey Kondogbia has played in clubs accustomed to European competitions, from Sevilla FC to Inter Milan via AS Monaco. After two seasons in Italy, he returned to Spain at Valencia CF and met Marcelino there, who made him one of the centerpieces of his team. Together, they notably won the King’s Cup against FC Barcelona in 2019 and qualified the club for two seasons in a row for the Champions League. After more than a hundred matches in the colors of Valencia, he joined Atlético Madrid and will be crowned Spanish champion in 2021.
OM welcome Geoffrey Kondogbia “, Specifies Olympique de Marseille, which does not reveal the details of the operation. In recent days, the press has been talking about the payment of a transfer fee of 8 million euros.
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