After having achieved another spectacular transfer window this summer, OM is striving to play the leading roles in Ligue 1, while continuing its merry way in the Champions League, with real prospects of qualifying for the play-offs. The competition is tough, however, and Roberto De Zerbi’s squad is not without gaps. To the point of pushing management to make a new effort this winter.
“ I will be very clear. The month of January will be extremely important, especially with the sequence of matches. We must also take into account the return of three players that we did not have at the start of the season, such as Hamed Junior Traoré and Facundo Medina », breathes in an interview given to Ligue 1+ Pablo Longoria, on the sidelines of the clash of the 16th day of L1 between OM and Monaco.
A cautious transfer window announced
With the returns of the Ivorian will-o-the-wisp and the Argentinian defender thus mentioned – without forgetting the return of the Algerian striker Amine Gouiri – the Marseillais will indeed have new blood to exploit from the start of next year. With decisive performances to be expected in C1 against Liverpool (January 21) and Bruges (January 28), but also upcoming shocks in the league against Lens (January 24) or PSG (February 8).
On the other hand, the plan of the Marseille management does not seem to lie in a new episode of massive investment. “
Since the budget defined at the start of the season, we are a little above what was plannedtempers Pablo Longoria.
The objective is not to accumulate players, but to reduce certain inefficiencies in the squad in order to adjust costs. We must do the math, taking into account the return of important players, and remain cautious. »
