After a great start to the season in Ligue 1, theMarseille Olympics took advantage of this international break to take stock of its transfer window. And the least we can say is that Pablo Longoria, Mehdi Benatia and the new coach Roberto De Zerbi have not been idle this summer.
With more than 30 movements recorded – departures and arrivals combined – OM was the most active French club on the transfer market. I experienced the transfer window actively, always being informed, in contact with Pablo Longoria, Medhi Benatia, Giovanni RossiDe Zerbi stressed for RMC.
I am very happy with the transfer window that has been completed, both for arrivals and departures. We have made a lot of changes in a single transfer window and it is not easy to change things so much. The situation today is very different, with many young players who can represent a heritage for the club, because many of them will stay at OM for many years. We have therefore worked well in the interest of the club and its future.
OM wants to strengthen further
The future is a next transfer window that OM is already anticipating, given its strategic importance. After attracting a midfielder of the caliber of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Longoria would still be targeting big names to strengthen the midfield.
The Italian press reports that Olympique de Marseille is interested in two internationals: Algerian Ismaël Bennacer and Italian Manuel Locatelli. The former, currently in the infirmary, has already been seduced by the Marseille project to open a new page after his chapter at AC Milan. Tuttosport specifies that OM also tried its luck for the Italian, but as for Bennacer, the timing in the last hours of this summer transfer window was too tight. Not enough to discourage Longoria, who is planning to return to the charge in January for the Juventus midfielder. Marseille supporters have not finished vibrating…
