At the end of his contract with OM next June, Pape Gueye has, for the moment, not followed up on his club’s extension proposal. An attitude that does not please everyone.
Three years ago and then a Le Havre player, Pape Gueye decided at the last moment to turn his back on the Watford club with which he had signed, to finally take the management of Olympique de Marseille. The English club then filed an appeal with FIFA. Several years of proceedings later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, seized of the case, sentenced the player to a fine of 2.5 million euros for breach of contract, while OM was ultimately not deprived of recruitment. This decision announced last July, however, does not completely mean the end of Pape Gueye’s eventful adventures at OM. At the end of the contract next June, there is now talk of a possible extension. And the vision of things is not the same on the player side and the club side. Enough to make people react.
Thursday at a press conference, the Olympian president, Pablo Longoria, had the opportunity to discuss the matter and for the leader, the thing is understood: “ The player is on the transfer market “, he assured journalists. While AS Monaco would be interested in the Senegalese’s profile to compensate for a possible departure of Youssouf Fofana at the end of the season, journalist Bertrand Latour was scathing towards Pape Gueye. “ I find it completely disappointing and even a little pathetic if Gueye left under these conditions. For the contract extension, (OM) did not offer him three meal vouchers. »
Gueye rather for an extension
Also present on the channel’s set The Team, former player Pierre Bouby also expressed his disappointment in anticipation. “ I find it a bit lacking in tact on the part of Pape Gueye who was recruited by Olympique de Marseille, who had problems with the law, who was suspended for four months. Marseille was lordly enough and classy enough to continue with him. I think they did things well and I think it lacks a little class on Gueye’s part not to extend and do at least one year with OM, in a setting where he is completely integrated into the team. »
However, the picture is not as simple as it seems because according to RMC, Pape Gueye would on the contrary intend to stay in Marseille. On the other hand, he would prefer to wait until the African Cup of Nations (which he is playing with Senegal) has passed, to then make his decision. The media also explained that Gueye wanted to know in particular what his future role would be in the Marseille squad.
