The situation of OM, pressed for time to find recruits, is known to all. A little too much in the eyes of Pablo Longoria, who is offered tons of players, but keeps his initial strategy. This even if it does not bear fruit for the moment.
OM absolutely need to recruit, and quickly, to be operational in August when the preliminary rounds of the Champions League will take over. A deadline which has the gift of sending a few drops of sweat down the backs of Marseille supporters, who see that arrivals are almost non-existent, while the workforce needs to be reinforced. They are not the only ones to have made this observation. Pablo Longoria knows he is under pressure, whether by Frank McCourt who does not intend to put money back in the pot, or by Marcelino who has very specific objectives to strengthen the team. Result, the president of OM continues to work on his own tracks, even if he can end up cracking at any time.
Longoria intends to take its time, the risky bet!
Indeed, La Provence tells this Tuesday that Longoria is overwhelmed by the proposals of agents, who offer many players to OM knowing the needs of the Olympian club. For the moment, this has no effect on the Spanish leader, who continues to do his shopping as he pleases without necessarily being influenced. But his own leads are unsuccessful, like that leading to Valencia right-back Thierry Correia. The negotiations are almost broken, since OM does not intend to put more than 4 ME for a side that Valence estimates at least 8 ME. As a result, Longoria, who still wants to be mysterious, moved on to another target but during this time, the transfer window did not advance. And it is also silent in terms of departures, while large files had to get carried away to also allow mass recruitment. For the moment, OM’s strategy is clear, that of waiting a little longer to see if prices will drop, but the current situation and the Marseille team’s schedule are not helping to calm things down on this subject. .
