OM, Guendouzi’s departure does not pass

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By: Manu Tournoux

On loan to Lazio Rome, Mattéo Guendouzi could have continued to bring Olympique de Marseille. This is the clear opinion of the former director of communication of the Provençal club. For Jacques Cardoze, it may be a mistake.

Mattéo Guendouzi’s last days in Marseille were painful. The penalty that provoked him against Panathinaikos Athens on August 15 allowed the Greeks to score at the Stade Vélodrome before crucifying OM during the penalty shootout (2-1).

A sequence during which the French midfielder missed his attempt, the first for OM. Marcelino’s team therefore came to an abrupt halt in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

The C1 with Lazio

On August 26 against Brest (2-0, 3rd day of Ligue 1), Mattéo Guendouzi entered in the 80th minute of play, his last races with the OM jersey this season. Thursday, the former Arsenal was transferred to Lazio Rome (Serie A) in the form of a one-season loan with obligation to buy (estimated at 13 million euros).

A departure that Jacques Cardoze regrets. ” Too sad to see Matteo leave who represented the club’s state of mind so well with his incredible fighting spirittweeted the former OM communications director (June 2021 – December 2022). OM need a strong head to succeed. Damage. Good luck Matteo. »

Mattéo Guendouzi, 24, arrived in Marseille in the summer of 2021. With Lazio, he will once again have the opportunity to play in the Champions League. Ciro Immobile and his teammates fell in Group E with Feyenoord Rotterdam, Atlético de Madrid and Celtic Glasgow.