“We are here to talk about the match, not the transfer window. Sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to answer you. But you do your job and I do mine”. Here is what Gennaro Gattuso recently declared, visibly reluctant to reveal behind the scenes of the next winter transfer window at Olympique de Marseille. However, OM, currently 8th in L1 after their two consecutive victories against Stade Rennais (2-0) and OL (3-0), intend to take advantage of this transfer market to strengthen themselves and thus continue their rise. towards European places. With this in mind, a lead has emerged over the last few hours…
According to the Italian press, the Marseille management would be interested in the idea of offering the young Samuel Iling-Junior (20 years old), currently lacking playing time for Juventus Turin. Author of an assist in 5 matches in all competitions and 114 minutes of play played since the start of the season, the England U21 international could, in fact, strengthen the Olympian corridors. A legitimate avenue, at a time when several executives could abandon OM during the next CAN (Ismaila Sarr, Amine Harit, Azzedine Ounahi, Chancel Mbemba, etc.).
Samuel Iling-Junior, an inaccessible avenue for Pablo Longoria?
Yes, but if this winter target makes more than one Marseille supporter salivate, the file looks very complex, if not impossible. In this context, Tuttosport indicates that the Old Lady would ask for between €15 and €20 million to part with her 20-year-old winger, under contract until June 2025. It is then difficult to imagine the Olympian board placing such a sum on a profile that is still far from having made his proofs. Furthermore and to make the operation a little more complex, the Italian media specifies that the Olympian club is far from being the only one on the scene since several Premier League teams would also be on the lookout to enlist Samuel Iling-Junior .
Thus, Tottenham, which is seeking to strengthen its left lane after the injuries to Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon, would even have a head start in this matter. The main reason ? The good relations existing between Frank Trimboli, agent of Samuel Iling-Junior, and their president, Daniel Levy. If Spurs also have much greater financial resources than those of OM – particularly after the XXL sale of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich – Tuttosport adds that Brentford and Fulham have also recently come to the information. In short, it smells scorched…
