As with their habits, Pablo Longoria and his teams are particularly active since the start of the transfer window. Once again, the Marseille president intends to renew his workforce and all the more so since the Olympian club must prepare to compete in the Champions League.
If Luis Henrique has already been sold to Inter Milan, OM should keep most of its executives this time and departures should be more limited than previous sums. As a result of the household in particular made this winter, the Olympian leaders who did not hesitate to separate from several players, including some summer recruits like Lilian Brassier or Elye Wahi.
Determined to be able to rely on a workforce capable of playing on all paintings, OM expects no fewer recruits. And after Angel Gomes, for which an agreement in principle was announced this Thursday, the Phocaeans completed a new arrival, that of the English central defender CJ Egan-Riley. According to RMC Sport, a total agreement was indeed reached with OM thanks to a 4 -year contract.
A nice blow for OM
And as for the Lille player, OM gained a nice blow. And not only because the young central defender was announced in the viewfinder of West Ham, FC Porto, AC Milan and even Chelsea, via the Blueco consortium, which had inquired on behalf of Strasbourg. The international English hopes is also at the end of the contract in Burnley and will therefore not cost the slightest euro in transfer compensation.
If the case is now heard, the young Englishman's signature should only take place in a few weeks. As a result of his presence at the Euro Hopes even if he was preserved in the first match against the Czech Republic Thursday for this transfer.
