OM are at their worst, financially first but also sportingly if we judge their relegation rank before their trip to Troyes this Sunday evening at the end of the 6e day of Ligue 1. This summer, the club’s new management discovered the extent of the damage and the catastrophic toll left behind by Pablo Longoria removed from his post as president a few months earlier. So now is the time for austerity.
After parting ways with numerous executives, Marseille was unable to recruit during the off-season, leaving its new coach Bruno Genesio with a very limited workforce quantitatively and qualitatively. These restrictions imposed by both the DNCG and UEFA were not, however, enough to rectify the situation. President Stéphane Richard does not hide the fact that the shortages are likely to be long. And the players are called upon to contribute.
Negotiations have been carried out in recent months to revise certain contracts downwards in terms of emoluments. The names of Nayef Aguerd, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg and Amine Harit were mentioned in particular – without certainty at this time as to the real efforts made. And now Igor Paixao, the Brazilian striker retained at all costs by Bruno Genesio this summer when Sunderland had reached an agreement in principle for his transfer, wants to be proactive in this cost-saving approach.
“The best thing to do”
“ They didn’t discuss a pay cut with me
», confides to Canal+ l’Auriverde regarding its leaders. This before nevertheless adding: “ If you have to reduce your salary to help the club, that’s the best thing to do and then increase it. We just need to have a discussion and decide the best way to do this. » A gesture that the boss of the Olympians will undoubtedly appreciate.
“ We are not yet at the objective, that is clear, but everything we can still do will help us in this advocacy », recently whispered Stéphane Richard, who then specified: “
There are still discussions being held with certain players that I salute. Some offered themselves spontaneously and others opened the door to participate in this war effort. »
