Wissam Ben Yedder is one of the avenues explored by Pablo Longoria to strengthen OM’s attack during the next transfer window.
During his presentation conference at the Orange Vélodrome on Tuesday, Marcelino was very clear, Olympique de Marseille will have to activate to recruit players in attack. And for good reason, the new Marseille coach is used to playing in 4-4-2. But for the moment, only one striker is present in the workforce of OM in the person of Vitinha, in cruel lack of confidence since his arrival at the club six months ago in exchange for a check for 32 million euros. euros.
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In order to expand the ranks of his attack, Pablo Longoria is very interested in Iliman Ndiaye, who is coming off a full season in the English second division with 14 goals and 11 assists at Sheffield United, promoted to the Premier League. The other hot track of Olympique de Marseille leads to Wissam Ben Yedder, at the end of his contract in June 2024 with AS Monaco. The contractual situation of the French international makes his transfer possible for a reasonable sum, hence the interest of the Olympians in this matter.
Ben Yedder, an XXL salary difficult to assume for OM
According to information from La Provence, the file of the ex-striker of Sevilla FC remains no less delicate for the Marseille management. And for good reason, the pro-OM daily affirms that Wissam Ben Yedder’s salary at ASM is “substantial” and that the operation is not the easiest to tie up. There is, however, a second positive point, in addition to the imminent end of Wissam Ben Yedder’s contract.
OM have the unique opportunity to reform the Slimani-Ben Yedder duo. The best 4-4-2 pair of the 21st century in L1… pic.twitter.com/40kfjP32u5
— Nabil Djellit (@Nabil_djellit) July 5, 2023
The Monaco striker has the same agent as Geoffrey Kondogbia and Amine Harit, two players from the Marseille squad. Relations will therefore be very fluid between all parties and Pablo Longoria could take the opportunity to tie up an agreement as quickly as possible with “WBY”, also courted by Stade Rennais. It remains to be seen how this case will evolve for OM, who must quickly strengthen their attack as they play in the third preliminary round of the Champions League on August 12.
