Himad Abdelli and theMarseille Olympicthis is a deal far from closed. While the Algerian international refused the advances of other teams such as Olympique Lyonnais to favor OM’s proposal, the Marseille club is still struggling to find common ground with Angers to finalize this operation this winter.
Laurent Boissier, the sports director of the SCO, took stock of this issue this Thursday. “Himad is requested by Olympique de Marseille. It’s not an open secret. Unfortunately, it is not happening at the tempo we would like. They are not in the conditions either. We will do our best to protect the institution, the SCO, as much as possible, so that we are respected. Already, it’s the first thing”explained the leader at the microphone of RMC.»
And then, of course, if we can contribute to Himad’s happiness, we will participate because he deserves it, he has given a lot for the club. But this must not be to the detriment of the SCO. If it’s done right, we’re smart enough to figure things out. He told us clearly that he wanted to join this club. »
OM could wait until next summer for Abdelli
While Himad Abdelli’s contract at Angers expires in June 2026, the SCO would not be ready to let their midfielder leave for compensation less than 4 million euros.
“Can the conditions be met? If they do it right, yes, continued Laurent Boissier. Otherwise, I will keep my player. But I know that his craziest desire is to go there. Now, there are imperatives and these imperatives are financial. So at some point, if we want to continue to exist in Ligue 1, if the club wants to continue to persist and grow, we have to go through that.” If the positions of the different parties remain distant, OM will have to wait until next summer to register the signature of the Algerian international. The latter would then arrive as a free player with a signing bonus.
Himad Abdelli and theMarseille Olympicthis is a deal far from closed. While the Algerian international refused the advances of other teams such as Olympique Lyonnais to favor OM’s proposal, the Marseille club is still struggling to find common ground with Angers to finalize this operation this winter.
Laurent Boissier, the sports director of the SCO, took stock of this issue this Thursday. “Himad is requested by Olympique de Marseille. It’s not an open secret. Unfortunately, it is not happening at the tempo we would like. They are not in the conditions either. We will do our best to protect the institution, the SCO, as much as possible, so that we are respected. Already, it’s the first thing”explained the leader at the microphone of RMC.»
And then, of course, if we can contribute to Himad’s happiness, we will participate because he deserves it, he has given a lot for the club. But this must not be to the detriment of the SCO. If it’s done right, we’re smart enough to figure things out. He told us clearly that he wanted to join this club. »
OM could wait until next summer for Abdelli
While Himad Abdelli’s contract at Angers expires in June 2026, the SCO would not be ready to let their midfielder leave for compensation less than 4 million euros.
“Can the conditions be met? If they do it right, yes, continued Laurent Boissier. Otherwise, I will keep my player. But I know that his craziest desire is to go there. Now, there are imperatives and these imperatives are financial. So at some point, if we want to continue to exist in Ligue 1, if the club wants to continue to persist and grow, we have to go through that.” If the positions of the different parties remain distant, OM will have to wait until next summer to register the signature of the Algerian international. The latter would then arrive as a free player with a signing bonus.
