The Mercato of Olympique de Marseille is not yet over. Less than 48 hours before the end of the winter period, a departure is looming and could cause the arrival of a last recruit. Arrived in Marseille last July against 12 million euros, Ismaël Koné never managed to win in the Marseille midfield. Injured in the ankle at the start of the season, he then contented himself with a few ends of the match (8 appearances in Ligue 1, 361 small minutes of play) and was no longer in the plans of Roberto de Zerbi.
“We wanted this player, he is very strong, he is a good boy, but we know our goals. We know what team we want. I have in mind what I want. In recent months, he has not shown me that he was able to be part of this project. He has a lot of competition. Koné is on the start. Koné will probably go, which is why there was no sense that he can train with us ”had explained, to everyone's surprise, the Italian manager before the shock against Nice (0-2).
OM first wants to find a midfielder
Targeted by Stade Rennais, who refused to include him in the deal with Amine Gouiri, the 22 -year -old Canadian was also in the little papers of the Werder Bremen, as well as other Bundesliga clubs. But Reader Indicates that Valence is the closest to accommodate the Marseille midfielder. Already agree with the Ché club, Ismaël Koné was convinced by Carlos Corberán, coach of Valencia, eager to enlist him to strengthen his environment.
The Iberian media adds that it would join Valence on loan until the end of the season and, in principle, without option to buy. The Canadian will most likely leave for the Liga, but the operation will only be finalized when Olympique de Marseille finds him a replacement before the end of the winter transfer window. As we mentioned, Nicolò Fagioli (23) was very interested in the idea of coming to Marseille, but the discussions blocked with Juventus, which demanded a loan with a compulsory purchase option. Everything could still move in these last hours of transfer window …
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