Marcelino and Geoffrey Kondogbia. The first two stones of the Marseille project have been laid. But while this third qualifying round for the Champions League is coming quickly (August 8 or 9), the Marseillais are still waiting for several recruits, especially after the departure of Sead Kolasinac and the more than likely non-extension of ‘Alexis Sanchez.
It must be said that there are many sites in the workforce currently, in attack especially in the event that the Chilean were not to return. The same goes for the defense and especially on the sides, where several full-backs are expected. Many names came out, like that of Thierry Correia, the Portuguese right side of Valencia. And a new track has emerged, still in Spain, in the last few hours…
It’s expensive, very expensive
As the daily says AS, Olympique de Marseille have come to the news in recent days for Atlético de Madrid left-back Renan Lodi, who was on loan at Nottingham Forest this season. But it looks very difficult, since the Madrid club is asking for a sum of between 15 and 20 million euros. An amount too high for the Marseille team, which makes the operation more than complex at the time of writing these few lines.
The media say that the most likely option at present is to see him stay at Nottingham or sign for Benfica, another interested club, who are looking for a replacement for Alejandro Grimaldo. Pablo Longoria and his teams therefore risk having to turn to other names…
