Will there be room for one last surprise in this transfer window, which officially closed its doors in England a few minutes ago, and in France at 7:59 p.m.? There could still be a little movement because according to our information, Crystal Palace and OM have reached a verbal agreement for the transfer of Quinten Timber around €20 million. It is now a question of time and timing.
The Eagles landed on the Dutch midfielder’s file in the home stretch of this transfer market. The player would not say no to a departure for the Premier League. He has even already given the green light a few hours ago to join London, where his twin brother, Jurrien, is playing in the ranks of Arsenal. OM is of course a seller.
Timber agrees to join Premier League
The Marseille club must get rid of all its big salaries. In the absence of a departure from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who preferred to stay rather than go to Italy (and even to Newcastle earlier in August), a transfer from Timber is seen as a good thing to restore some order to the accounts and reduce the payroll. However, OM would not have been able to recruit.
The market closed its doors in France a little over 4 hours ago now and Marseille is the only professional club in France in the 21st century not to have registered a single new recruit during a summer transfer window. Even if a transfer of Timber would free up some space, not sure that the Marseille club will still be able to recruit a medical joker. We’re not there yet.
