Three days after the opening of the transfer market, OM are preparing to complete their first arrival. Several sources announce the imminent signing of Luiz Felipe. The Italian-Brazilian central defender should arrive free after the termination of his contract in Saudi Arabia.
Olympique de Marseille has its first recruit of the winter. And as is often the case with the tandem composed of president Pablo Longoria and future sports director Medhi Longoria, no one saw it coming. According to the journalist's information Fabrizio Romanoquickly confirmed by L'Equipe and RMC, Luiz Felipe will soon sign for the Marseille club. This 27-year-old central defender should arrive free this Monday after the termination of his contract at Al-Ittihad. The Italian-Brazilian would have planned to commit for 18 months, until June 2026.
Rather unknown in France, Luiz Felipe already has some experience of European football. The future Marseillais proved himself in the jerseys of Lazio and Salernitana in Italy, before his one-season stint at Betis Sevilla in 2022-2023. Olympique de Marseille offers this right-handed defender the opportunity to return to Europe. For its part, the Marseille club meets one of the demands of its coach Roberto De Zerbi. The Italian coach has called for the signing of at least one central defender knowing that Lilian Brassier, very disappointing since her arrival this summer, could leave in the coming weeks.
Luiz Felipe arrives in Marseille on Monday
A satisfactory signing on a sporting level therefore but also on a financial level since OM, who have not planned major investments during this winter transfer window, are offering themselves a central defender with solid experience for zero euros. A nice move from the Benatia-Longoria tandem, even if it will be interesting to know where Luiz Felipe is on a physical level after a year and a half in Saudi Arabia and while according to the latest news, he was suffering from a problem in his thigh, the severity of which, however, is unknown. It now remains to find one or two full-backs and the winter transfer window will already be successful for Roberto De Zerbi, who mainly called for reinforcements in defense during the month of January.
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