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Last summer, OM was particularly active during the summer transfer window, recruiting no less than 12 new players. As always, in the lot we find great successes but also a few flops, including a very important one, namely Elye Wahi who never established himself in Marseille after his €30M transfer from RC Lens. But can we already consider it the biggest flop of the McCourt era?
During the previous summer transfer window, theABOUT had been extremely active. And for good reason, in the wake of the arrival of Roberto DeZerbithe Marseille club literally turned its squad upside down, recruiting no less than 12 new players! And obviously with such a squad review, there is good and bad. While some recruits have already made themselves indispensable to the image of Peter-Emile Hojbjerg, Adrien Rabiot or even Mason Greenwood. But conversely, it is much more complicated for some of them.
Wow, the casting error?
And obviously, the first concerned is Elye Wahi. Recruited to compensate for the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangthe French striker landed for €30M, bonus included, from RC Lens. But since then, the Espoirs international has never managed to impose himself, scoring only 2 goals in Ligue 1, including a penalty on the first day against Brest. Therefore, Elye Wahi has already lost his starting place to the benefit of Neal Maupay – The Best Of Neal Maupaymuch more complete and involved in the game. It now remains to be seen whether the situation is irreversible, which could well have the consequence of making Place the biggest flop of the era McCourt. And yet, he has competition.
The biggest flop of the McCourt era?
In fact, since Frank McCourt bought theABOUT in October 2016, the recruits followed one another, like flops. Particularly in the context of the quest for the great attacker. So, whether Kostas Mitroglou, Vitinha, Luis Suarez or Dario Benedettoall failed in Marseille despite the cost generated by their transfer. More recently, wingers Ismaila Sarr et Indian education were also big flops, offset however by resale at attractive prices. But at theABOUTall positions are affected by recruitment failures like Kevin Strootmanindustrial failure after his transfer to €28M and a 5-year contract with an insane salary. The list is obviously not exhaustive, but we can also cite Patrice Evra, Nemanja Radonjic or even Jordan Amavi. L’ABOUT has not been idle in the transfer window since the arrival of Frank McCourtbut not always for the right reasons.
