In the sights of the DNCG, the financial policeman of French football, Olympique de Marseille was forced to sell several elements to reduce its payroll during the last summer transfer window. From then on, Mason Greenwood was sold to Fenerbahçe for 39 million euros.
Yes but now, according to Medhi Benatia, the departure of the English striker could have brought much more to the Marseille club. “I didn’t make the sale. But at the request of the supervisory board, I put the agents in contact with Atlético de Madrid, with Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia and with Fenerbahçe. They did their discussions and their sales”said the former OM sports director.
Greenwood, “OM could have sold him more expensively”
And to add: “But if the player had been a little more open earlier, OM could have sold him more expensively and perhaps in a better championship. Atlético de Madrid would perhaps have been better for him but it’s his choice. » Note that of the 39 million euros for Greenwood’s transfer, the residents of the Vélodrome pocketed only 23.5 million euros, with Manchester United holding 40% of the player’s rights.
