Despite a successful start to the season against Strasbourg last Friday at the Vélodrome (4-0), OM remains well and truly in crisis. Still forced and forced to sell this summer to replenish the coffers and satisfy the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG), the Marseille club is ready to sacrifice its best asset of the moment: Igor Paixao.
Sunderland has already submitted an offer of 25 million euros – immediately rejected – but the two clubs are still in talks and close to a deal of 35 million euros – bonus included – i.e. the sum invested by the Marseillais a year ago to poach the Brazilian striker from Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Internally, this sale is said to be absolutely necessary and wanted by the main shareholder Frank McCourt, already burned by the aborted transfers of Nayef Aguerd to Real Sociedad and Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg to Newcastle. Yes, but here it is, Bruno Genesio, the new coach of OM, would not hear it that way.
Paixao untransferable according to Genesio
The former Lyon strategist has never hidden his admiration for the Auriverde winger, one of the team’s indisputables like Amine Gouiri when it comes to the Olympian attack line. Also the ex-Gone would put all his weight behind in recent hours to retain in Marseille a Paixao who has already reached a contractual agreement with the Black Cats.
“ Bruno Genesio is putting monstrous pressure to keep Igor Paixao. This could go very farunderlines our fellow insider Sacha Tavolieri. The clubs are close to a full agreement but certain elements are still missing. This one is one of them. » Other Marseille sources confirmed the unease this Wednesday evening. The new Olympian coach is clearly ready to clash with his management and slam the door in the event of the departure of his presumed best offensive asset.
