At the end of an eventful season, marked in particular by the departures of Roberto De Zerbi and Pablo Longoria, Olympique de Marseille failed to achieve its objectives. While the club had planned to qualify for the Champions League, it will ultimately play in the Europa League, which represents a considerable shortfall for finances.
Already in a complicated financial situation, the residents of the Vélodrome are in the need to make sales by June 30, the end date of the accounting balance sheet, reports RMC sport. To meet the targets set by the DNCG, “minimum 50 to 60 million euros” are expected in the coffers.
Therefore, several important elements of the workforce could be pushed out. We are talking in particular about Leonardo Balerdi, Geronimo Rulli, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Mason Greenwood.
McCourt ready to put his hand in his pocket again
For his part, Frank McCourt would be upset about this situation. However, the American businessman remains fully committed and wishes to help the new president StĂ©phane Richard, who inherits a financial situation “that he did not imagine would be so delicate”, according to an internal source.
