Medhi Benatia revealed that Olympique de Marseille had seriously considered recruiting Lucas Da Cunha, now brilliant in the French team. The former Marseille football director, in fact, explained that the French attacking midfielder had been followed for almost a year and a half by the Marseille club. “At OM, we followed him for a year and a half. We exchanged, we tried to get him out of Como in the winter transfer window.he explained, thus confirming Marseille’s concrete interest in the Como player.
But the financial demands of the Italian club ultimately cooled the Marseille leaders. “It was too expensive”summarized Benatia, who also specified that OM had then had to turn to another avenue. The club finally set its sights on Quinten Timber, recruited to strengthen its midfield. “Given the price, we settled on the little Quinten Timber”said Benatia, revealing behind the scenes of a recruitment choice that could have been different.
