Olympique de Marseille is in the middle of the storm in recent days. After an ideal pre-season on the sporting plan but also on the summer transfer window, with several arrivals, the Marseille club hoped to succeed in Ligue 1 against Rennes. But this was not the case, quite the contrary. The formation of Roberto de Zerbi bowed against Rennes reduced to 10 for more than an hour of play. A defeat that left large traces in the locker room after the meeting.
Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot came to hands during a violent fight that forced OM to react. After a restless weekend, the club announced that the two players had been dismissed from the group and placed on the transfers list. They will no longer replay OM. Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia quickly left the silence in recent hours to express themselves on the tense climate around the club and on this case. But beyond the extra-sport, the two men must also manage the sportsman and the transfer window.
OM tries a nice blow
Because if OM must therefore find exit doors in Rowe and Rabiot, but also their replacements, it must also strengthen certain sectors of play, including the left corridor, assumed priority of management. With Ultisses Garcia as the only specialist in the position since the departure of Quentin Merlin, Marseille must find a new player. According to our information, the OM currently targets the left side of Liverpool, Kóstas Tsimíkas.
Robertson lining last season with the Reds last season, the Greek international (41 selections) is no longer in the plans of the English club. From the age of 29, he is now going behind Robertson and Kerkez, landed this summer for around 50 million euros. Last season, he had played 29 games in all competitions. He is now looking for a new challenge and OM hopes to recover it this summer. His offensive profile corresponds to the Zerbi Roberto system. It remains to be seen if it will go to the end.
