Olympique de Marseille wants to strengthen, but Pablo Longoria will not do anything, aware that financially OM cannot take risks without knowing if the Marseille club will play in the Champions League. Clubs that are too greedy must calm down.
We learned a few days ago, Renan Lodi caught the eye of the Marseille leaders, a profile validated by Marcelino, the new OM coach. Under contract with Atlético de Madrid, even if he was loaned this season to Nottingham Forest, the left-back, Brazilian international, who wore the Seleçao jersey 19 times, is back with the Colchoneros with whom he is linked until 2026. Pablo Longoria, who knows the Spanish market perfectly, has therefore made contact with the Madrid leaders in order to express the interest of Olympique de Marseille for a loan from Renan Lodi this summer. The offer was immediately refused, but the Marseille president wanted to negotiate a possible transfer from the side and therefore asked for the price demanded by Atlético de Madrid. To believe AS, this is where it got complicated.
Madrid is too greedy with OM
Posiciones muy alejadas entre el Atlético de Madrid y el OM por Renan Lodi. Weigh al interest in el lateral izquierdo, el conjunto inglés no insistirá en su fichaje al considerar caro el precio que han fijado los rojiblancos por el jugador.@diarioas pic.twitter.com/lzV2esNhEe
— Andres Onrubia Ramos (@AndiOnrubia) July 8, 2023
To sell the 25-year-old, the Spanish team are asking for nearly 20 million euros. Andrés Onrubia Ramos, journalist for the major Spanish sports daily, explains that on the side of Olympique de Marseille we will not go further in the negotiations, considering that the team led by Diego Simeone is going much too far in its demands. “ The positions are very distant between Atlético de Madrid and OM regarding Renan Lodi. Despite interest in the left-back, the French side won’t press for his signing, considering the price the Rojiblancos have set for the player is too high “Says the AS journalist. We must now know if Atlético de Madrid will end up being more reasonable and return to the negotiating table or if Pablo Longoria has already turned the page.
