Olympique de Marseille has attempted several attempts in recent seasons which, however, have yielded nothing. Neal Maupay is an admirer of the Marseille club and knows it full well despite his Parisian heritage where he grew up. The day which preceded his signing for OM this summer was rich in emotions and tensions for Maupay who seemed to fear seeing his desired transfer fall through like others before him.
In the very last hours of the summer transfer window, Neal Maupay – The Best Of Neal Maupay signed in favor ofMarseille Olympic a one-season loan with purchase obligation of €4M agreed with Everton. However, throughout the deadline day, the new scorer of theABOUT was under tension, patiently waiting for the call from the leaders of the Marseille club, even coming to despair as Abdoulaye Doucouréhis friend and teammate Evertonrevealed it to The Team these last few hours.
“We spent the last day of the transfer window together. We were at a restaurant in Manchester and he was on his phone all the time. He was waiting for validation from Marseille. Every five minutes he would say, “Fuck, they're not calling me! What are they doing?” I replied: “Calm down, calm down, it will happen.” “.
Maupay signed for OM, Nicolas Pépé saw Angers give him false hope
Neal Maupay – The Best Of Neal Maupay was lucky enough to see his transfer to theABOUT come to fruition, even though it was late in the transfer window. Others have not experienced the same outcome regarding their personal situation. Starting with Nicolas Pepe. In 2023, the striker of Villarreal confided in Colinterview on his abortive transfer to theMarseille Olympic due to a last minute change of SCO d’Angers on the transfer compensation.
“My agents are on the train to go to Marseille and negotiate the contract. It was ready. I don't know what happened, but when they arrive in Marseille in the office, they are told that it is dead because Angers had asked for a little more (editor's note his club at the time for transfer compensation). They told us: we were based on a budget, you told us so much, we accepted and at the last moment you increased it. “. Finally, it is LOSC what Pepe signed in 2017.
Like Pépé, Joakim Maehle is angry with his club!
Joakim Maehle can be compassionate towards Nicolas Pepe. And for good reason, his club at the time, Genk, simply lied to him when he thought he would be heading to OM in 2020. For BTthe Danish international emptied his bag on his transfer toABOUT which fell like a house of cards.
“I am incredibly disappointed with the way they (Genk) handled it. There was interest on several occasions, where they said a resounding no from the start. Whether for Southampton, Valencia or Atalanta. I respected that. And they didn't hear anything from me, and I never complained. That they then manage this situation (with OM) as they did, I am incredibly disappointed. (…) When I signed with my family and my agents two summers ago, they promised us that if anything extraordinary happened before the summer of 2021, we would talk about it. That they then lied to me and my family, to my face, I am incredibly disappointed.”
Yohan Mollo criticizes Vincent Labrune for his aborted transfer to OM
In recent weeks, Yohan Fire revealed everything about his transfer to theABOUT which never saw the light of day. And this, even though it was blazing at the‘ASSE and that according to him he deserved to take the next stepMarseille Olympic. Vincent Labrune was the president of the Marseille club, and according to Mollo, the Orléanais wanted a player from his city: Florian Thauvin. “You should know that, when Thauvin signs, I have to sign in his place at OM. What made him sign? Look at the connection between Labrune and Thauvin, look at where they come from (both are from Orléans) and you will understand. When a club president openly tells you: 'I don't care, even if I have to put in 50 million, it's not mine. I want it. Sorrel, I don't care, I want a little one from home on my team'. Me, once again, I am co-best passer, I have the stats, I won a title (League Cup with ASSE that same year, Editor's note).” “I am ready for the requirement high level. Do you think that when you look back on this story, you are not disgusted with football? “.
