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Like every evening, FCM offers you the 3 OM news of the day! On the program this Monday: Greenwood at OM, is it getting complicated? Gigot stays at the club? A new sports coordinator arrives…
OM Transfer Market: A €20M offer for Greenwood, Longoria left behind?
Pablo Longoria has reportedly started discussions with Mason Greenwood. The English striker who will not return to Manchester City would especially be in the sights of Lazio who would have made an offer.
Mason Greenwood – Photo by Icon Sport
Indeed according to the Italian media Il Corriere dello Sport, the Lazio would have made an offer of €20M, with a percentage of 50% on a future resale for Manchester United. For the moment, this does not seem to have convinced the leaders of Manchester United, however the Italian club would be ready to do a second. OM seems to be left behind in this matter, and the outcry from some Marseille supporters would have cooled the Olympian management.
Still looking for a new club after the end of his loan at Getafe, Mason Greenwood arouses the interest of OM. Manchester United, who wish to part with him, are exploring multiple tracks and would like to get around 40 million euros. A substantial sum for Marseille, which for its part wishes to move towards a ready with purchase option.
Also read: Mercato OM: The very complicated Greenwood file!
In the sights of a Roman club?
More loon would not be the only club closely following the 22-year-old’s case. According to the revelations of journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Lazio from Rome would be on the spot. The journalist also confirms that the Biancocelesti are even the ones who made the offer more concrete. Manchester United’s position would not have changed, the club demands 30 million euros plus bonuses. Let’s see who can match this figure, while the player gives priority to OM.
OM Transfer Market: Gigot, it’s getting complicated!
Announced on the departure by OM, who no longer count on him for next season, the club thought they had found a way out with the Trabzonspor club. However, the case would have taken another turn in recent hours. Following the reluctance of the OM defender, the Turkish club would no longer make Samuel Gigot its priority.
04 Samuel GIGOT (om) during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Olympique de Marseille v Olympique Lyonnais at Orange Velodrome on November 6, 2022 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Anthony Bibard/FEP/Icon Sport) – Photo by Icon sport
Samuel Gigot will not have had the best season of his career with the OM jersey. The 30-year-old defender who came into his own under Tudor will have shown a very different face this season, just like the rest of the team. This is what pushed management to make a big household in its workforce. With the arrival of De Zerbi, the OM defender fit more in the plans. Nevertheless, under contract until 2025, Gigot would like to stay at OM for another season.
An unexpected turnaround?
While OM thought they had found a way out for their player, it could be that the file capote. Indeed, as the newspaper reveals The sport the leaders of the Turkish club Trabzonspor, who had initially concluded an agreement with OM, would have reversed their decision and would no longer make Samuel Gigot their priority. A turnaround which comes from the fact that the club would have tired of waiting for the defender who wishes to stay in Marseille. Indeed, the defender wants to wait until the restart to be able to speak with the new coach, Roberto De Zerbi. The Turkish club would have even withdrawn its offer which was estimated at around 4 million euros.
Also read: Mercato OM: “he’s too light a goalkeeper, too light”
Another avenue explored
If the Turkish club wants to move quickly in its transfer window, Samuel Gigot’s replacement would already be known. Trabzonspor has reportedly already turned to Denis Vavro, Swedish defender playing in Copenhagen. If negotiations are not broken off with the OM player, he is now unlikely to see Gigot leave OM soon.
Also read: OM Mercato: “Ismaël Koné, he’s an Imbula type profile”
OM offers itself a new sports coordinator
Following the formalization of new coach Roberto De Zerbi, OM will begin their reconstruction. The new sports coordinator of Olympique de Marseille will be Aziz Mady Mogne according to RMC.
Stephane TESSIER, general director, Pablo LONGORIA president and Mehdi BENATIA sportif director of Marseille prior the friendly match between France and Chile at Orange Velodrome on March 26, 2024 in Marseille, France.(Photo by Johnny Fidelin/Icon Sport) – Photo by Icon Sport
Former footballer, Franco-Malagasy Aziz Mady Mogne is set to join Marseille as sports coordinator. It was a wish of the leaders to appoint a person to this position to replace David Friio, who had left Provence for Lyon last fall. He arrives from FC Lorient relegated to League 2, and will notably act as a liaison between the professional sector and the training center.
OM also wants to reorganize its medical sector. No less than four physiotherapists and a doctor have been dismissed by OM, which will set up a performance unit at the medical level. Marseille should make this reconstruction official when training resumes on July 4.
read also: Mercato OM: Gigot, it’s getting complicated!
