Reinforcements are expected at OM a month from the third preliminary round of the Champions League while at the start of the summer transfer window, only Geoffrey Kondogbia has been recruited.
Olympique de Marseille’s squad is very incomplete and yet Pablo Longoria’s transfer window is not very fast at the moment. Renowned for his responsiveness and his speed on the transfer market, the president of OM seems more cautious at the start of the summer of 2023. The change of coach has logically upset the plans of the Olympian president, who has been preparing a transfer window for the device with three defenders of Igor Tudor, and who must review his plans with the appointment of Marcelino.
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In its edition of the day, La Provence takes stock of the progress of the OM transfer window and confirms that the change of coach with the arrival of Marcelino instead of Igor Tudor has slowed down the Marseille transfer window. The most glaring example is undoubtedly the file Romain Saïss, the Moroccan international defender of Besiktas. Everything was tied up or almost for the arrival of the ex-player of Wolverhampton at Olympique de Marseille but “Now is the time to reflect on the case of the Moroccan international, as on many issues” reports the Provençal newspaper.
Marcelino does not want to rush to the transfer window
It must be said that for the Olympian management, there is no question of rushing, whether with defensive reinforcements or the expected recruitment of several attackers. At the Robert Louis-Dreyfus training center, we want to take the time to make the right choices and even if that slows down the Olympian transfer window. “Marcelino’s game is Swiss precision” recognizes an Olympian leader, who explains that the Spanish coach is currently analyzing the complementarity of players already present, before giving the green light on several files of the summer transfer window. In other words, Marcelino is slowing down the pace of the OM transfer window and he is aware of it. He will have to quickly position himself on several issues, because Pablo Longoria is not the type to have his timing dictated by a coach during the transfer window.
