In two weeks, OM will open the new Ligue 1 season by welcoming Racing Club Strasbourg to the Vélodrome stadium. Which recruits will coach Bruno Genesio field on Friday August 21 against the Alsatian opponent? This is one of the questions that agitates the summer transfer window of the Marseille club. Forced to undergo financial austerity, OM did not register any new players, initially busy reducing the payroll significantly.
After the departures last month of attackers Mason Greenwood (Fenerbahçe – Turkey) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (La Coruna – Spain), and that of Hamed Junior Traoré from Genoa (loan in Italy with purchase option), things are also moving in the defensive sector.
The Argentinian Facundo Medina, who came on as a substitute in the 2026 World Cup final lost on July 19 by the Albiceleste to Spain (1-0, ap), is heading towards Bayer Leverkusen.
An agreement has been reached, worth 25 million euros including bonus, with the German club, we learned on Thursday about the versatile left-hander. Facundo Medina, 27, arrived in Marseille in the summer of 2025 from Lens, via a loan of 2 million euros with a purchase option of 18 million settled on July 1.
Nayef Aguerd agrees with Real Sociedad
OM also loses its starting goalkeeper. Geronimo Rulli, who remained on the Argentinian substitutes’ bench during the World Cup, should sign up for Manchester City (England). The 34-year-old will ensure the status of understudy to Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma. The transaction is estimated at three million euros. Nayef Aguerd has reached an agreement with Real Sociedad (Spain) on the basis of a five-year contract, details
Foot Mercato.
The Moroccan central defender would leave in the form of a loan payment of 2.5 million euros with a compulsory purchase option of 10 million euros. A proposal refused by the leaders of OM. Both camps are expected to continue discussions to find compromises. In the meantime, OM has no choice but to sell its best elements. And still no recruit on the horizon.
