This is one of the most unexpected decisions of the Marseille summer. As soon as the season is over, and already a major orientation has been taken concerning one of the most significant faces of the Olympian exercise. OM is preparing to decide in the heart concerning Mason Greenwood, yet the author of an exceptional course for its first season in Ligue 1. and that will not fail to react.
Marseille ready to sell his best player
According to RMC SportOlympique de Marseille is now open to a Greenwood sale. The club does not consider it intransferable, despite its obvious impact. The English international, however, scored 20 goals and issued 4 assists in all competitions, equaling the record for Didier Drogba for a recruit in the first season (2003-2004). His decisive goal against Le Havre, which validated the qualification of the club in the Champions League, could have seal his future … He was only restarting it.
OM: A page turns for Greenwood, direction England?
A return to the Premier League under study. Two English clubs have already expressed great interest, according to The Telegraph. Arrived last summer against a € 26 million check, Greenwood could report much more after such a prolific season. The player does not close the door to a new challenge, even if Roberto de Zerbi still hoped recently that he became
“One of the biggest to have walked the velodrome”.
A logical separation, but frustrating
OM seems to want to capitalize on its maximum value, while leaving De Zerbi the opportunity to rebuild around a more collective project. The choice is strategic, but it remains painful for the supporters, who saw in Greenwood a pillar of the Marseille Renaissance.
The page has not yet been turned … but it is already ready to be turned.