OM: Did Aubameyang condemn Payet?

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By: Manu Tournoux

OM: Did Aubameyang condemn Payet?

Was the departure of Dimitri Payet the condition for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to arrive at OM. We can believe it… in part.

The concomitance of the facts may have seemed disturbing. A few minutes apart, we learned on Friday the official arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at OM and the forced departure of Dimitri Payet.

Saturday, when warm-up match against KAS Eupen (0-1), the 34-year-old Gabonese striker wore number 10, that of Payet (36) until last season. Should we see a close correlation? In part.

By offloading the large salary of Dimitri Payet, estimated at 450,000 euros gross monthly, OM has freed up space for that of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a little higher (646,000 euros gross monthly).

We also know that the Marseille leaders wanted to part with the Reunion midfielder for at least a season, a year after showing the exit to Steve Mandanda, another OM icon.

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Manu Tournoux

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