Crowned with the status of the most expensive player in OM history, Vitinha is a failure. OM leaders are now convinced of this.
In six days, it will be just one year since Vitinha arrived in Marseille. For what assessment? 41 matches played all the same, and an output of six small goals. Insufficient, necessarily, for an attacker on whom OM have bet 25 million euros, and 7 more in bonuses for the benefit of Braga. A total investment of 32 million which for the Marseille club constitutes a record.
For a long time the benefit of the doubt was given to him, by Igor Tudor, Marcelino and now Gennaro Gattuso who all praised the combativeness and state of mind of the young 23-year-old Portuguese. Goodwill alone is not enough. The boy’s technical limits got the better of the patience of the Olympian management. If he were to stay this winter, the person concerned would slide to fifth position in the hierarchy of Marseille attackers, reports L’Equipe this Thursday. Behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Iliman Ndiaye, Faris Moumbagna and Joaquin Correa.
Longoria doesn’t hide it
As for the arrival of the Cameroonian, Pablo Longoria explained himself today at a press conference. “ We considered, in agreement with the coach and with all the discussions we have within the club, that it was necessary to add a player with an offensive profile different from the players we had. (…) We made the decision to anticipate this type of movement because it was one of the plans we had for next summer, and we sought to anticipate its integration because we believe that the team also needs of this type of profile in the offensive phase of the game. »
Obviously, this is not without impact on the workforce in place. “ Today, I believe that we even have too many offensive players, and that it will be difficult when the players return from the CAN to find room for everyone.breathes the president of OM. What we sought was to move forward and have control over all the different possibilities that could occur before the 1er FEBRUARY. » In the hot seat in this perspective, Vitinha, obviously, but also Ismaïla Sarr. With all the more certainty for the sky and white staff as the file of the American Giovanni Reyna – for whom Marseille has reached an agreement with Dortmund – is on hold until the Phocaeans have sold. Beyond the Luis Henrique case, which is announced to him 100%.
