With 15 goals conceded in the first 11 days of Ligue 1, including seven in the last three acts, OM are faltering at the start of the season. While Chancel Mbemba remains sidelined from the professional squad, the defensive recruits of the summer – Lilian Brassier and Derek Cornelius – are struggling to provide satisfaction. And on the flanks the Phocéens suffer even more, lacking competitive alternatives with only Quentin Merlin, Amir Murillo, Ulisses Garcia and Pol Lirola.
This winter, the project has already been announced for Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia, Roberto De Zerbi needs reinforcements to plug the gaps, particularly in the corridors where the precepts of the Italian coach are rarely observed. More than full-backs, the 45-year-old strategist is looking for pistons capable of distinguishing themselves both in the withdrawal and in the offensive phase.
The Sildillia track reactivated
Very quickly this summer, a profile meeting this precise expectation was identified – but the track had to be abandoned due to a lack of sufficient departures to compensate for the investment. For a long time the arrival of Kiliann Sildillia was conditional on the transfer of Chancel Mbemba, with the scenario that we know. However today, the track leading to the international Espoirs tricolor remains more relevant than ever.
According to information from Sky Sport Germany, the young 22-year-old right-back remains on OM’s shelves and should be the subject of an offer within two months. This season in Fribourg, the person concerned does not necessarily fit into the plans of Julian Schuster, who only called on him three times, for a total playing time of just 27 minutes. The former Messin, who would also be closely followed by Wolfsburg, is valued at 15 million euros on the Transfermarkt site.
