OM, Real Madrid: the surprising below of the Ceballos operation

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Dani Ceballos and OM, it was a story that seemed to be concluded. Olympique de Marseille and Real Madrid had agreed so that the Spanish international midfielder (13 selections) was loaned, with the option of purchase, to the Marseille stable. But Wednesday, at the beginning of the afternoon, we learned that the operation had finally fallen into the water. The player had thus paralyzed the operation, and the Marseille management decided to withdraw from the file.

In its edition of the day, daily life Marca makes new revelations on this failed operation. We learn that the player had first started to negotiate with Olympique de Marseille, before an agreement was found between the two clubs on the night of Tuesday. An agreement that was reached relatively quickly, in just two days (Monday and Tuesday), something that is not necessarily usual in this type of operations.

The two clubs were surprised

It was therefore the next day that Real Madrid and OM were caught. The deal interested and arranged the two teams well. They each agreed to make sacrifices in the negotiations. There was also the aim of arranging the player, before the latter changed his mind in the morning of Wednesday. He thus asked for a time to reflect on the Marseille management, which immediately said no. The Spanish media indicates that the Media leaders were very surprised by the decision of the Andalusian midfielder.

They therefore cut short directly and they said it to the management of Real Madrid, which did not insist with its Marseille counterparts and also considered the operation to be finished. In any case, there is no problem between Marseillais and Madrid, as confirmed by Pablo Longoria to the Chiringito :: “As always, Real Madrid has shown class, and has always behaved well”. The Merengues, perhaps a little annoyed, now believe that Ceballos will not leave the club this summer. But as we know, the transfer window always offers us sacred twists and turns …