Many OM players left to compete in the CAN. The Marseille club therefore has an imperative need to strengthen itself during this winter transfer window.
This Thursday, Pablo Longoria gave a press conference, on the occasion of the presentation of Jean Onana. The Cameroonian international was loaned by Olympique de Marseille, with an option to buy from Besiktas.
The president of the Marseille club took the opportunity to draw up the broad outlines of the transfer window. “We are working with different possibilities, in particular for the full-back position, which can evolve in a 4 or 5 system. This is currently one of our priorities in the search for reinforcements for the club. There is no denying it, especially given the various moves we have made over the past few days. This is something that interests us, particularly from a numerical point of view, to strengthen our workforce in this type of position.explained the 37-year-old Spaniard.
Pablo Longoria confirms that OM is looking for a left back who can play in a 4-man defense as well as in a 5-man defense.
He didn’t talk about Josh Doig but it seems he fits the profile we’re looking for.#TeamOM | #ConfOM pic.twitter.com/8ovul073ew
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Pablo Longoria then distinguished the situation of Azzedine Ounahi from that of Pape Gueye. “As for Ounahi, I read, like you, several rumors, but he is not a player who is for sale or for whom we are looking for something”, he said regarding the Moroccan international. Concerning the Senegalese, “He is a player whose contract expires at the end of the season. We have offered extension offers during this season, the last one being made at the end of December, but the player has not followed through. Especially six months before the end of the contract, it is obvious that a departure during this winter transfer window is a possibility. » Pape Gueye is therefore officially on the market.
