Olympique de Marseille completed a very ambitious summer transfer window. But to be sure to shine until the end this season, Frank McCourt is ready to put in even more money this winter.
Launched into a season without a European Cup, the Marseille club must absolutely win a ticket for the next Champions League. For the moment, Roberto De Zerbi's team is off to a relatively good start, even if the next matches, starting with the one against Monaco, will say more about OM's ability to go all the way. In the meantime, and after the incredible transfer market of the summer, supporters hope that the January 2025 transfer window will allow casting errors to be corrected. And in recent days, several specialized accounts on Olympique de Marseille have mentioned a possible investment of 80 million euros validated by Frank McCourt to help Pablo Longoria and Mehdi Benatia strengthen De Zerbi's locker room. A sum that is enormous to say the least on the scale of OM, but which does not surprise a specialist.
OM will strengthen further in the next transfer window
On his Twitch channel, Thibaud Vézirian is surprised not by the amount of the envelope for the transfer window, but by the way in which it leaks on social networks. Because for the rest, the journalistInterview is not at all surprised that McCourt could thus drop 80 million euros to strengthen OM. “ I saw information from certain media, influencers, close to OM management on the fact that there would be a budget of 80 million euros to spend in the winter transfer window. So, I say it and I repeat it, when you announce a transfer window budget a month and a half before the transfer market opens, you already have to be very careful.
Then, for community media to reveal this budget is very counterproductive, because it gives information to agents and it drives up prices. Finally, between now and the opening of the transfer window, you can have injuries, suspensions, that changes your transfer window. To say that you have 80ME to spend is crazy. Above all, this shows that OM has resources and money. We know why. I'm obviously not surprised, but there's no point in giving such precise figures », points out the one who is still convinced that Saudi Arabia has already put money into the coffers of Olympique de Marseille.
