On July 21, the sanction fell. The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed FIFA’s suspension of Pape Gueye for 4 months. The Senegalese international was sanctioned as part of his dispute with Watford. Transferred from Le Havre to the English club in 2020, he finally signed a few weeks later for OM without ever wearing the colors of Watford. The CAS confirmed that the player had broken his contract with Watford “without just cause”. Result this summer, after an interesting loan to Seville, Pape Gueye was back at OM without being able to play. Enough to keep interested clubs away this summer. But his return to form with the Spanish club had given ideas to OM and Marcelino, who had made him play regularly during preparation knowing full well that he would not be available for the start of the season.
The Spanish technician left, the Senegalese international (17 caps) has not lost popularity with Gattuso either. And Olympian supporters were also impatient to see the 24-year-old play again with the Marseille tunic to bring to a midfielder sometimes considered feverish. Finally, on December 6, Pape Gueye finally wore the OM jersey for 6 minutes against OL. Since then he has played a good twenty minutes against Lorient and is regaining his sensations. And even if he is far from having regained his rhythm, his profile seems appreciated by different clubs especially… in England.
Burnley wants to offer 17 million
According to information from The Sun who had already revealed that OM did not intend to keep Pape Gueye this winter, the Burnley club will make an XXL offer this winter to recruit the Senegalese. Indeed, in the tough with a place of https://www.footmercato.net/angleterre/premier-league/classement, the formation of Vincent Kompany seeks to actively strengthen itself in midfield. The former Manchester City player really appreciates Pape Gueye’s profile and believes he will bring to his team. In this sense, the English tabloid reveals that the English management will release a check for 17 million euros to OM to recover it.
But that’s not all. Always to believe the indiscretions of Sun, the former Sevilla player (16 matches, 1 goal) also wants to join the Premier League to have a second chance and discover a championship that he appreciates. And this will obviously not bother Gattuso, who would not be against his player leaving, especially at this price. Because these 17 million, which would free him from his last six months of contract, would allow OM to invest in the winter transfer window in different positions. The only obstacle for Burnley currently seems to be the CAN because Pape Gueye has a good chance of being called up by Senegal and therefore missing a good part of the month of January, or even February. Not ideal for a transfer…
