Olympique de Marseille are likely to regret it. The Marseille club was on the verge of making one of the big moves of the end of the transfer window by attracting Ismaël Bennacer, before the Arles native slipped through their fingers due to lack of time. According to Provencethe Algerian international had even given his agreement to join OM, but the Olympian leaders were unable to find common ground with AC Milan who did not want to sell the 26-year-old midfielder off cheap.
A very frustrating failure for the Marseille supporters and board, because it would be partly linked to the refusal of some of the “lofters” to leave the club. To finalize the Bennacer operation, OM would have needed additional liquidity that could have been provided by the sales of Jordan Veretout and Chancel Mbemba, who also have two of the highest salaries in the squad, or that of Bamo Meïté. Despite everything, the timing seemed a little too tight for the operation to go through.
