Next Monday, the transfer window will officially open for Ligue 1 clubs. The start of a long marathon of almost three months, during which French clubs will do their shopping and try to strengthen their squad. Olympique de Marseille is one of the clubs expected to turn the corner during these three summer months, after a rather difficult season concluded with a lack of European qualification.
Pablo Longoria will therefore be particularly active on the market, both in terms of departures, since it will be necessary to free up payroll, and in terms of arrivals. Especially since the future Olympian coach will surely ask for players… A next coach whose identity we still do not know. According to our information and as revealed by us in recent weeks, the priority of the Marseille management is none other than Sergio Conçeiçao, the Portuguese coach who has just said goodbye to FC Porto.
A very serious competitor
Good news for OM? Yes and no. Indeed, as revealed by the daily The Team, the Lusitanian is coveted by… Lazio. The Roman club which has just lost Igor Tudor, the former OM player, is urgently looking for a new coach and the former Nantes coach is at the top of the shortlist. Strong competition for Olympique de Marseille, which has still not managed to conclude negotiations.
Lazio will actually play a European Cup next year, the Europa League, unlike OM. The Italians also play in a more competitive and more publicized championship, which can be interesting from a career point of view for the Lusitanian… But above all, Conçeiçao played at Lazio during his career, where he left very good memories and where he perhaps showed his best level. Suffice to say that he is a fairly tough competitor for the Marseille staff…
