Dimitri Payet is not in the group of players selected for the OM internship in Germany this week.
This Monday began for OM a preparation camp in Germany, for ten days and with two friendly matches on the menu, against the Belgians of Kas Eupen on Saturday July 22 and the Dutch of RKC Waalwijk the following Thursday. Marcelino, the new Olympians coach, has called up 26 players for the occasion. A group in which Dimitri Payet does not appear.
Officially, according to the club’s communication, the Reunionese playmaker is absent for “ personal reasons “. ” The player will stay in Marseille for the next few days with his family “, specifies OM, suggesting that this defection is not due to a possible future transfer of the former captain of Ciel et Blanc. A Payet who on Saturday took part in the first preparation match at the Commanderie, against Nîmes (2-0 victory).
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” I found it sharpened yesterday. I love Dimitri anyway, he’s a great playerhad then blown to La Provence the coach of the Crocodiles, Frédéric Bompard. I think he has a much better chance of playing this season. If all goes well physically, he will have a lot more playing time than last season with Tudor. Yesterday was a 4-2-3-1, Dimitri suits him well. Then, he is able to play both behind the attacker and off-center too. »
The local press has insisted in recent days on the importance of this internship in Germany, for Payet in particular, and for a Marcelino anxious to best identify one of his major offensive assets, an element nevertheless aging. Note that the young Bartug Elmaz, in the process of leaving meanwhile, is not on the course either.
The group selected by Marcelino:
Goalkeepers: Pau Lopez, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Jelle Van Neck.
Defenders: Renan Lodi, Samuel Gigot, Leonardo Balerdi, Chancel Mbemba, Isaak Touré, Jonathan Clauss.
Midfielders: Jordan Veretout, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Azzedine Ounahi, Matteo Guendouzi, Valentin Rongier, Pape Gueye, Cengiz Ünder, Amine Harit.
Attackers: Vitinha, Francois Mughe, Iuri Moreira, Ange Lago, Roggerio Nyakossi, Bilal Nadir, Brice Negouai, Emran Soglo.
