At the end of his contract with OM, Alexis Sanchez has been negotiating an extension with Pablo Longoria for several weeks. But for now, no agreement has been reached for the Chilean to continue in Marseille.
This is the priority file of the mercato of Olympique de Marseille. The Marseille leaders, who signed a first signing by reaching an agreement with Atlético de Madrid for Geoffrey Kondogbia, are now fully focused on extending Alexis Sanchez’s contract, which expires on June 30. In the eyes of Pablo Longoria and Javier Ribalta, the extension of the Chilean international is vital.
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Author of a full season, whether sportingly or in leadership with his teammates, the former FC Barcelona striker is nevertheless courted. Saudi Arabia offered him a salary three times higher than that he receives in Marseille. Great luck for OM, El Nino Maravilla does not seem thrilled with the idea of playing with the Saudis. On the other hand, is he waiting for a better proposal from Europe before saying yes or no to Marseille? This is what Samuel Olivier thinks, questioned on this subject on the antenna of the L’Equipe channel and for whom it is not a good sign to see the negotiations drag on like this between Sanchez and OM.
OM, a backup plan for Alexis Sanchez?
“Alexis Sanchez has still not extended, that worries me. Already the starting premise worries me when I am told that the best player at Olympique de Marseille is a 34-year-old player, how much he has even achieved a full season” first analyzes the former BeInSports journalist before concluding. “For me, for it to work, both parties have to be enthusiastic. There, we find ourselves five days from the resumption of OM training and Alexis Sanchez has still not resigned. This does not give overflowing signs of enthusiasm so yes it worries me. Does he expect better? Yes, that’s totally what I want to say.” brutally believes Samuel Olivier, for whom Olympique de Marseille is simply not Alexis Sanchez’s first choice in the transfer window. A hell of a blow if this were to be confirmed, OM’s interest being of course to sign the Chilean as soon as possible so that he can start training with the rest of the group at the beginning of July in the optics of the Champions League play-off.
