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After failing to part with him last summer, OM hope to find a way out of Chancel Mbemba this winter. On this point, the Congolese international agrees with Marseille and has clearly shown his desires elsewhere. However, the two parties do not want to do each other any gifts and it could be that this file ends with a free departure at the end of the season, forcing the Marseille club to pay him without playing.
As he expressed at the microphone of Canal+ Foot last November, Chancel Mbemba wants to leaveABOUT in January: “ I have a contract with Marseille. I hope to (leave) in January, whenever God wants. But when God doesn't decide… It's humans. Humans are complicated, everyone looks out for their own interests. But the most important thing is to do our job to satisfy everyone. » Indeed, everyone looks at their interests in this matter and this is what could once again compromise their departure.
Will OM continue to pay Mbemba without playing?
Because it has already been several months since Chancel Mbemba could have left theABOUTwho had reached an agreement with Al-Shabab last summer, estimated at €3.5 million. As recalled Provencethen in full conflict with the club, the Congolese international (85 caps) wanted part of this sum to return to him, which the Marseille leaders refused. A departure in Saudi Arabia would still be a possibility this winter and in this sense, theABOUT would have even set the price of the 30-year-old defender at €3 million. However, the regional daily suggests that this might not be enough and that there is a chance that this file will conclude with a free departure next June, at the end of the contract of Chancel Mbemba.
“If the price arrives we will be happy to find a beneficial solution”
Indeed, if Chancel Mbemba doesn't want theABOUT recovers a transfer fee with his departure, the Olympian management will not give him a gift either, but could then be forced to continue paying him his salary, estimated at €320,000 per month, while he no longer plays All. As Pablo Longoria assured a few days ago at a press conference, the position of theABOUT has not changed in this file: “ Nothing has changed. You have to be clear. Chancel was called by the coach and management, he knew his situation since June 2024. Nothing has changed. I would like to say that the club respected the legal commitments with the player. On the player with the group, I have nothing to say, he behaves well in this difficult situation. He was aware of what his situation would be. For this winter, the club is very clear: the player has a price. If the price arrives we will be happy to find a beneficial solution. But respect for the club, when you are clear, I ask for the same clarity. Everyone is free to make their own decisions, but no one will override the club. »
