OM are doing well this season under the orders of Roberto De Zerbi. Despite a hectic transfer window, the amalgamation between the recruits and the executives already present last year – with the exception of Adrien Rabiot – took place in record time. This obviously came at the expense of several elements who were asked to leave the ship. Willy-nilly.
Like Ulisses Garcia and Pol Lirola, Neal Maupay has not left. And yet the person concerned had exit doors this summer – like Sassuolo. Without following up because they want to get back on track at all costs in Marseille. During the 2024-2025 financial year, it must be said that the Franco-Argentinian striker provided great service to OM, with four goals and four assists to his credit in 22 league matches.
Roberto De Zerbi has long praised the merits of the former Brighton troublemaker, displaying a complicity that goes beyond the field. However, the tide has indeed turned in the offseason. Neal Maupay being unwanted to the point of never being called up to the pro group for matches again. Not even when Amine Gouiri is missing for three months.
A lodger who is not forgotten
Facing Sporting in the Champions League this Wednesday, only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robinio Vaz act as leading attackers in the list of Olympians selected by the Italian coach. Neal Maupay must make up his mind. And that's why the rumor arose about him, willingly sending him to Lyon.
This winter, Paulo Fonseca wants to see a goalscorer land, he who saw Georges Mikautadze fly away without compensation in the final hours of the transfer window. Not to mention the departure of Alexandre Lacazette at the end of his contract. And according to information from Le Progrès, “ the sulphurous Franco-Argentinian Neal Maupay, 29 years old, in a loft currently at OM is a name that has come back “. A year ago, the latter took unfeigned pleasure in teasing the Gones after the stunning victory of the Phocaeans at Groupama Stadium (2-3). And we remember the consequences of Mathieu Valbuena's passage from one Olympics to another. Certainly, such a transfer in the coming months would cause a lot of noise.
