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Obviously, it concerns an outstanding position or a request from the coach. On the OM side, we have already mentioned the right-back position and place in central defense. This is the other big project and we have a name to propose.
Continuation of our Good Deal Mercato series. New episode at the start of the winter market with Olympique de Marseille. The Phocaeans are looking for an experienced central defender to accompany Leonardo Balerdi in particular. OM has refocused its recruitment on players with very high level knowledge and leadership.
Lilian Brassier and Derek Cornelius are clearly not satisfactory in this position while Bamo Méïté is leaving. We therefore think that Marseille has every interest in making a big move, Eric Dier.
Eric Dier is coming off a complicated start to the season. The former Tottenham player is clearly no longer a starter in the mind of Vincent Kompany. The England international has only participated in ten matches in the big league that is Bayern Munich. However, its performance clearly leaves nothing to be desired.
The Briton still displays as much mastery in a three-way defense as a classic hinge. It is one of the European leaders in attempted and successful transmissions with 64% of progressive passes. Indeed, there was a time at Tottenham, he started as a defensive midfielder. His qualities as a booster are no longer to be proven. His 88 meter allows him to win in the majority of his aerial duels but also to regularly protect his body. Dier averages three punch blocks per game. He is a pure and hard core but also a leader.
-He was for a long time one of the captains of Tottenham and one of the leaders in the locker room. The 30-year-old Englishman has already worn the England jersey more than 40 times, participated in more than 270 Premier League matches and 37 Champions League clashes. Proof of his concentration as a defender, he has only been sent off once in his career.
Eric Dier is at the end of his contract with Bayern Munich this summer. Given his playing time, no extension should be attempted by his management. A real openness exists regarding it and it must be exploited for OM. His contribution to a squad is undeniable, especially for a club wishing to quickly compete in the Champions League. Roberto De Zerbi needs this type of rough and experienced rocks.
Dier would reunite with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, his former Tottenham teammate, but also Mason Greenwood, whom he must have encountered on several occasions. Jonathan Rowe could also welcome him with open arms so that his adaptation goes well. He has already left England for Germany and why not for France now?
His salary is likely to be quite substantial but within the strings of Marseille's finances. In central defense, a player of his caliber can still play at a very high level for several seasons. So, convinced?
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