It was one of the good deals of the summer. Free from any contract with Real Madrid after several seasons where he had an anecdotal role, the Spanish-Dominican striker was available for €0. A player who has proven himself in Ligue 1 in particular, with 18 goals in 34 league games under the Lyon tunic in 2017/2018, he finally decided to sign up with Sevilla. A good blow for the Andalusian team, which is in last position in the Liga standings and is therefore experiencing a catastrophic start to the season, far from its usual standards.
If the player trained at La Fabrica could make his debut this Sunday against Las Palmas, he made statements which did not go unnoticed in France. “Marseille was there too. But Sevilla is a club that I have always loved, I always wanted to play here. For me the important thing was not money, but other things and I think Sevilla is a great club. We opted for all that. There’s a very good staff, I was very excited to come here and that’s how it happened”he said to the Seville Diary SATURDAY.
Mariano Diaz allegedly lied
OM therefore tried it for the former Real Madrid player, according to the words of the main person concerned. A rumor which was, however, immediately denied by the Marseille team, questioned on this subject by RMC Sport. “To RMC Sport, Olympique de Marseille denies this assertion. The club claims to have never had the slightest interest in Mariano”wrote the radio.
Did Mariano Diaz lie? Is it OM trying to save face? One thing is certain, this story delights the Spanish media. “Clash Mariano-OM”headlines the daily A.S.repeating OM’s denial, while El Desmarque had written a rather strong article: “Mariano sends OM to pieces”. We will probably never get the end of the story…
