A prestigious track is confirmed for OM

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By: Manu Tournoux

Why deprive yourself? After attracting Mason Greenwood, Adrien Rabiot and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg without even playing a European Cup, Olympique de Marseille will continue to show ambitious with its qualification for the next Champions League.

The Phocaeans want to strengthen themselves in defense. Aymeric Laporte, who left Manchester City for Al-Nassr in 2023, is one of the tracks dug by the Olympian management. Medhi Benatia has also confirmed his interest in the Spanish international.

“He is a player with whom I exchanged in January, A explains Benatia this Monday on RMC. A great guy. A player who was, I don't want to say in difficulty, because he continued to play afterwards, but who already had initial desires. But for various economic problems, it was not achievable. They go towards a termination with his club. Afterwards, it still remains a player who did two years in Saudi Arabia. We know very well that it is not the same pace as Europe. But it's still a very good player, an experienced defender. It's part of the profiles we are studying. »»