By agreeing to sign for two years at Olympique de Marseille, Bruno Genesio knew where he was going, even if the 59-year-old Lyonnais admitted that he did not think that the financial situation of the Marseille club was so complicated. Recruited with the mission of relaunching OM and beginning the Stéphane Richard era, Genesio faces a complicated task. Sanctioned by UEFA and the DNCG, OM must above all think about selling before offering recruits.
The situation is tense at OM
Mason Greenwood (Fenerbahçe), Facundo Medina (Bayer Leverkusen), Hamed Traoré (Genoa), Geronimo Rulli (Manchester City) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Celta de Vigo) were all sold. This was also supposed to be the case for Nayef Aguerd and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but the transfers of the Moroccan defender and the Danish midfielder to Real Sociedad and Newcastle fell through. Enough to make the situation a little more tense, which was confirmed by sports director Grégory Lorenzi after the friendly match against Atlético de Madrid.
“We expected a difficult situation, we are supervised by the DNCG. We knew it was going to be difficult, we work hard every day. We have to sell players before we can complete new arrivals, we are working on it. Today, there are players who should join us in the event of departures. There are clubs which do not necessarily accept what we want. It’s not a pleasant situation, but we will try to unblock this transfer window”. Despite everything, this does not prevent OM from being active behind the scenes.
A transfer to Hull City collapsed
According to Bildthe Olympians would target a reinforcement at the winger position. According to the German media, it is Justin Njinmah (25 years old). The latter has been playing for Werder Bremen since 2021 and has been with the first team since the 2023/2024 season. Supersonic right winger, Njinmah completed the previous year with 5 goals in 33 matches. Known in Germany for his speed, the 1.85m winger can also play as a central striker. Also in Fiorentina’s sights, Njinmah was to be transferred to Hull City for €9 million.
However, the deal collapsed last month following a change of sporting director at the English club. Today, it’s difficult to see OM putting so much money on the table for a player estimated at €5 million by the Transfermarkt site. Nevertheless, Bild explains that “Marseille is currently evaluating whether the Bremen player is really worth that much to the club. No offers have yet been received in Bremen. But that could change soon.” To be continued.
