A Moroccan nugget for OM?

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By: Manu Tournoux

OM’s first winter recruit and their new sports advisor Mehdi Benatia could be the young 19-year-old Moroccan international, Bilal El Khannouss.

Mehdi Benatia took up his position as sports advisor at Olympique de Marseille a few weeks ago. For the moment, the former Juventus and Bayern Munich defender has not yet been able to show his scope of action, he who is notably supposed to boost the transfer branch of the Marseille club thanks to the network he has created. when he was an agent. According to the Moroccan media H24 Infos, Benatia could make his first significant move in the winter transfer window, using his knowledge of North African and particularly Moroccan football. While OM already has two Atlas Lions, Amine Harit and Azzedine Ounahi, in its ranks, one of their compatriots would have a chance of joining them on the Canebière.

Bilal El Khannouss, the 19-year-old attacking midfielder, selected by Walid Regragui during the last World Cup and who has 7 caps with Morocco, would thus be on the Marseille shelves. Currently at Genk, in his native country, El Khannouss has scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists for the Flemish club since the start of the season. In 2022, the man who grew up in the Brussels region was elected best hope in the Belgian championship, before being designated Belgian Lion 2023, a distinction which rewards the best Pro League player “of Arab or Berber origin”.

Bilal El Khannouss would have been proposed to OM through Medhi Benatia! – The young Moroccan is courted almost everywhere in Europe, particularly in Spain and England!

Other teams in the Premier League and La Liga would be on the lookout, after seeing the young attacking midfielder shine in the Belgian elite and in the Europa Conference League. Genk, which is currently in 7th place in the Belgian championship and is not sure of being able to play in a European competition next season, could quickly be open to a transfer of Bilal El Khannouss and other elements with high market value in its workforce.