The image had surprised more than one. During the last Clasico between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, the television cameras filmed Vincent Kompany and Christoph Freund seated in the stands of the Parc des Princes. The coach and the sports director of Bayern Munich were not there by chance. And they did not come to the capital only for the pleasure of attending one of the XXL posters of our Ligue 1.
According to the media Tzthe two Bavarian leaders were there to observe two OM players. The first is the Brazilian Luis Henrique. At 23, the latter had joined OM in 2020 in exchange for € 8 million. Loaned to Botafogo in 2022, the winger returned to the Marseille city during the winter of 2023. And since this season, he has transformed under the orders of Roberto de Zerbi, while OM did not count specially on him. In Ligue 1, its positioning on the left wing or piston in 4-2-3-1 of the Italian allowed him to register 7 goals and deliver 4 assists in 26 matches.
Bayern was in Paris to supervise OM
Luis Henrique has never been so decisive with the Olympian club. Under contract until 2028, the Brazilian has an estimated market value at € 18 million according to TransferMarkt. And Bayern is not unrelated to him. In his youth, Luis Henrique had been invited to train with the German club. In the end, the case was not done, the player spinning in Botafogo in 2018. Will Munich come back to the responsibility next summer? While waiting to know it, Tz Indicates that the second supervised Phocaean was Leonardo Balerdi.
The 26 -year -old Argentinian defender is definitely talking about him in recent times. In Italy, his name is associated with AS Roma which would have attempted an approach of € 20 million. A sum that made the Marseillais laugh that would not be closed to a sale if a check of at least € 45 million landed on the desk of Pablo Longoria. Linked to OM until 2028, Balerdi had said that he would like to help OM in the field or thanks to a good sale. A departure at Bayern Munich could therefore be a solution …