OM, Benatia unearthed the rare bird for January

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By: Manu Tournoux

OM, Benatia unearthed the rare bird for January

OM management is reportedly tracking a full-back with a view to a possible transfer during the next transfer window.

OM is currently 2e in the Ligue 1 standings. An attractive position, but which does not prevent the club’s management from considering reinforcements for next January. And one of their targets is currently evolving in Türkiye. Mehdi Benatia is personally looking into the matter.

According to information from the media Fanatik, relayed by Le Phocéen, Marseille is interested in Bright Osayi-Samuel. He is a Nigerian right-back who wears the colors of Fenerbahçe Istanbul and the Super Eagles (18 caps). He is 26 years old and his contract on the banks of the Bosphorus expires at the end of the current financial year. Before Turkey, he had a six-year stint in England (Blackpool, QPR)

The new Taiwo at OM?

OM can wait until next summer to get him back for free. Or offer a small compensation to Mourinho’s Fener in the hope of recovering this element this winter. It will be up to Pablo Longoria and Mehdi Benatia to decide the best choice to make.

Marseille has already welcomed quality Nigerian full-backs into its squad. We think in particular of Taye Taiwo and Joseph Yobo. Osayi-Samuel will be responsible for following in their footsteps if they ever arrive at the Vélodrome.

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