In recent weeks, Pablo Longoria has been scrambling to try to extend the contracts of Sead Kolasinac and Alexis Sanchez. In the case of the Bosnian international, the trend is more than ever for a departure.
Igor Tudor’s basic man last season, Sead Kolasinac has little chance of carrying over the Olympique de Marseille jersey under the orders of Marcelino. Much less suited to a system with four defenders, the former rock of Arsenal, very comfortable in the defense of three Igor Tudor, is very close to the exit. According to information from transfer window specialist Gianluca Di Marzio, an agreement is close to being reached between OM No. 23 and Atalanta Bergamo on the basis of a two or three-year contract.
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Close to extending to Marseille at some point, Sead Kolasinac probably temporized after the appointment of Marcelino, used to playing with four-man defenses. The question of a change of mind on the part of Olympique de Marseille is also to be put on the table. It is indeed possible that at the request of the new coach, the Marseille club has brutally slowed down in the negotiations to bring Sead Kolasinac to the club.
OM make the extension of Sanchez their priority
Anyway, OM are on the verge of losing one of their captains from last season and one of their few players currently under contract in the squad who was able to play as a left-back. . A sector in which Marseille only has Jordan Amavi, which is very light for a club that aspires to qualify for the Champions League during the play-off at least in August. Pablo Longoria now knows which is the priority position to strengthen within the workforce of Marcelino. At the same time, the president of OM continues to make with his right arm Javier Ribalta the extension of Alexis Sanchez an absolute priority.
