The summer transfer window of Olympique de Marseille continues to generate a lot of ink.
Despite a very turbulent start to the season, Olympique de Marseille was still very active on the transfer market last summer. The workforce has been renewed in all lines. But despite these numerous movements, Pablo Longoria’s strategy is far from unanimous. At issue: the profiles chosen by the sports management this summer.
Close to Longoria, Marcelino conceded in an interview for L’Équipe that despite a transfer window that he considered satisfactory, the investments of Olympique de Marseille did not correspond to the club’s real ambitions. “ I think we had a very good transfer window, compared to the economic possibilities of the club. But we didn’t have 300 million euros…“, said the Spanish technician, who left his post three weeks ago.
“No correlation between requirements and the reality of the workforce”
Were certain targeted players missing from the squad? The question was asked to the Spaniard. “ Not for me but, in my opinion, for the demands that there are at OM, there must be a larger workforce than what there is currently. There is no correlation between the requirements and the reality of the workforce. But I was happy with the club’s work in the transfer window, and also with the daily work…”
“ I don’t depend on criticism, I accept it but it doesn’t bother me, Marcelino continued.. Everyone thinks what they want. I have been a coach for twenty years and I have won two titles in recent seasons (the Spanish Cup in 2019 with Valencia and the Spanish Super Cup in 2021 with Bilbao), and not in big clubs. OM, during this time, won zero titles. I think I had the experience and the abilities to lead OM“, concluded the technician, reassured.
