Marcelino’s arrival at Villarreal didn’t change much, at least from a statistical point of view. Arriving at Villarreal for his second adventure with the club in mid-November, when the team was fourteenth, the former OM coach failed to turn things around. The Yellow Submarine is still fourteenth and was even eliminated by a D3 in the Copa del Rey. A very difficult situation for this club used to qualifying for European competitions…
As is often the case when teams are in crisis, the solution is none other than to recruit during the transfer window. This winter, Villarreal has enlisted Gonçalo Guedes, Eric Bailly and Yerson Mosquera, and hopes to be able to offer a few additional players to Marcelino. And the former Marseillais already has an idea of who he wants to strengthen his offensive sector.
Pablo Longoria doesn’t say no
As indicated Relevo, Marcelino wants to attract Ismaïla Sarr. The Spaniard really appreciates the player, and it was he who had already insisted that the OM management recruit him last summer. The two clubs are discussing, but Pablo Longoria has been very clear with his Villarreal counterparts: he agrees to let him go, but he wants a sale, to recover the 13 million euros spent during the last summer transfer window.
Less used by Gennaro Gattuso, who mainly uses him off the bench, the 25-year-old had raised a lot of expectations this summer, but he did not really live up to it. Rather good with Senegal during this CAN in Ivory Coast, the player feels good at Olympique de Marseille according to our information. Villarreal will have to be convincing!
