The nights may be short for Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia until Monday. In recent days have already been particularly agitated due to the crisis crossed by Olympique de Marseille due to the Rabiot affair, but the end of the transfer market bodes of a hectic week at OM. And not only because of the uncertainties weighing above the tricolor midfielder.
While his departure seemed to be acquired after the fight that opposed him to Jonathan Rowe after the defeat conceded to Rennes at the opening, the remarks made by Roberto de Zerbi, on Saturday, at the end of the winning victory against Paris FC sowed the trouble and opened the door to a huge reversal of situation. The ball would now be in the camp of the former Parisian.
But the Rabiot file is not the only one on the office of the Olympian leaders. According to the team, no less than a dozen movement are expected by the end of the summer transfer window next Monday. In the sense of departures as in that of arrivals. In the departures department, Faris Moumbagna, leaving towards Cremonese, Italy, should open the ball and be imitated by Amine Harit, Neal Maupay, Derek Cornelius or Azzedine Ounahi, all become undesirable. Especially since many players are still expected.
At least four expected players
In the midfielder, regardless of the future of Adrien Rabiot, OM is thus on the way to complete the arrival of a figure of Real Madrid. After nearly 200 matches with the Merengue, Dani Ceballos no longer enters the plans of the Madrid club and has already heard with the Marseille club to join the sky and white. It remains for Marseillais to finalize the loan with purchase option mentioned with the vice-champions of Spain.
In defense, no less than two reinforcements are hoped for. As a central hinge, the hottest track still leads to Joel Ordenez, but discussions with Bruges are struggling to move forward due to the claims of the Belgian club. Conversely, the arrival of Emerson in the left corridor is in very good track. Finally, in front, if Edon Zhegrova seems to have to stay in Lille, OM went to plan B, embodied by Hamed Junior Traoré, already loaned last year by Bournemouth in Auxerre.
