The most expensive recruit in the history of Olympique de Marseille, Vitinha (23 years old) is far, very far from having made the €32 million invested by the Marseille club profitable. The Portuguese striker’s first six months in France were complicated (2 goals in 14 L1 matches). A difficult moment to which the former resident of Braga returned last month.
Vitinha in the tough in Marseille
“It hasn’t always been easy. Things don’t always go the way we want them to. Results don’t always come. This is a moment like that that I experienced. » Since then, nothing has really worked out. Vitinha has only scored 3 goals in the league this season (in 18 appearances) and his last big miss against Monaco has now put him in turmoil again.
Faced with strong competition and the arrival of Faris Moumbagna, the Lusitanian is not at his best. But according to Sky Italy, an emergency door could open for the player by Thursday. The Italian media assures that OM is currently discussing with Genoa. The two teams, which have already done business with Kevin Strootman and Ruslan Malinosvkiy, would negotiate a loan with a purchase option.
Longoria confirms Genoa track
Concretely, Vitinha would be loaned with a purchase option of between €20 and €25 million just one year after his arrival in France and, for its part, Genoa would commit to permanently purchasing Malinoskiy (who is currently on loan from OM ) in exchange for a check for around €10 million. Questioned this afternoon at a press conference, Pablo Longoria confirmed the negotiations with the transalpine team.
“It’s difficult to win at OM when you’re an attacker. It’s true that we are discussing with Genoa. There are other clubs interested. We are not interested in a dry loan. It’s true that with Genoa there are other interests between us which can make the situation interesting. » After having already succeeded in sending two elements in difficulty on the Canebière to Liguria, Longoria could well thank Genoa again.
