Lacking playing time at Chelsea, Benoît Badiashile could leave the Blues this winter. Olympique de Marseille is one of the clubs ready to welcome him. And to obtain his signature, President Pablo Longoria is being creative in order to get around his financial limits.
The Benoît Badiashile track is confirmed at Olympique de Marseille. The Olympian management considers the Frenchman as a suitable solution to strengthen its central hinge which has been feverish since the start of the season. In addition to the difficulties of summer reinforcement Lilian Brassier, not called up for the trip to Lens (1-3 victory) last Saturday, executive Leonardo Balerdi apparently has difficulty managing his status as captain.
Benoît Badiashile could therefore bring more serenity to the rearguard. At least on the condition that Olympique de Marseille manages to finance his arrival. In January 2023, Chelsea secured the services of the former Monegasque for 38 million euros. His value has undoubtedly decreased by staying on the bench. But we suspect that the resident of the Vélodrome does not intend to bet tens of millions of euros on this issue. The Sports Daily confirms this trend and reveals that Pablo Longoria is trying to negotiate, not a permanent transfer, but rather a paying loan for Benoît Badiashile.
A salary paid largely by Chelsea?
The idea would be to let Chelsea pay around half of his monthly salary estimated at more than 450,000 euros. Olympique de Marseille will also have to convince the French international (2 caps) who recently announced his desire to stay with the Blues. And there will be a lot to do because on the Foot Mercato side, we affirm that for Benoit Badiashile, the ultimate objective is to stay at Chelsea despite touches in Italy or even in Germany. The specialized media, however, denies the interest of Olympique de Marseille. The winter transfer window is approaching and with it, its eternal share of poker-liars.
