OM will try the blow Giovanni Simeone

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By: Manu Tournoux

The month of January is definitely more than ever active in the offices of Olympique de Marseille in the direction of departures and arrivals. Recruited for 25 million euros at the RC Lens, Elye Wahi left to strengthen the offensive ranks of Eintracht Frankfurt, as we revealed to you last week. The German club offered an offer of € 26 million, with € 3 million in bonuses and 15% on a potential added value to resale that convinced the Marseille management. With this departure, the Phocaeans will actively have to find a replacement in the offensive hierarchy since there is now only Neal Mapuay in the rotation of advanced attackers. Roberto de Zerbi had clearly stated it at a press conference:

“”We are OM. If Wahi leaves, an attacker will come. We want it. Everyone has held their word so far. If Wahi leaves, a strong player will arrive. It's difficult in winter, but I expect a strong replacement. We will have an attacker! Who ? I think we're going to find him“Said the Italian coach after the official departure to Frankfurt of the former striker of Lens and Montpellier. Several names have even circulated in recent days. From Santiago Giménez to Amine Gouiri passing Brian Brobbey or recently Evan Ferguson, the tracks seem to multiply on the side of the Canebière, while the winter transfer window will close in a few days. A new profile has struck in the eye of the duo Pablo Longoria – Medhi Benatia in recent hours and OM should try a last -minute foray into this winter market.

Naples open to sale but …

For several weeks now, Giovanni Simeone (29) has been doing the headlines in Italy. Indeed, the Argentinian striker is on the shelves of several clubs, including Torino, Seville FC, Genoa, Lazio and even Juventus. This harsh competition will now be supplemented by Olympique de Marseille. According to our information, the duo Pablo Longoria – Medhi Benatia has checked the profile of Simeone and first preliminary contacts have been established with Napoli in recent days. According to our indiscretions, the first negotiations made a state of a 6 -month loan with a purchase option which would become compulsory under certain conditions. On the side of Naples, the direction of the Partenopei, which was a chilly time at the idea of ​​getting rid of its player, is rather open to a departure from the former Hellas striker Verona (19 appearances, 1 goal, 1 goes into Serie a).

Indeed, after the sale of Khvicha KVaratskhelia, the Campania club, which would like to pay at least, wants to fill its boxes with the objective of being able to lock the arrivals of Karim Adeyemi and Alejandro Garnacho, the two main targets by Naples to strengthen its attacking lines. If the discussions are advancing well with Borussia Dortmund, those with Manchester United are more complicated. Releasing Giovanni Simeone's salary by pocketing a small envelope would be a good way to complete your files. It is still early to talk about real concrete advances between all parties but OM continues to work on the number 9 file and the candidates are multiple in recent hours.