Second in Ligue 1, OM consolidated their place as runner-up to PSG with their great victory against Le Havre on Sunday evening (5-1). One wonders if the Olympian club needs to recruit during the month of January.
Very active last summer to rebuild almost the entire squad available to Roberto De Zerbi, Olympique de Marseille also intends to make some changes in January. The major maneuvers have already begun with the signing planned for this Monday of Luiz Felipe, who arrives as a free player after 18 months spent in Saudi Arabia. The former Lazio and Betis Sevilla defender will bring experience and competition to central defense, where he will notably apply to take the place of Balerdi or that of Murillo.
But beyond this arrival, do OM really need to strengthen themselves further in January when Roberto De Zerbi's team is second in Ligue 1 and only competing in the championship? The question arises, including for Pablo Longoria. Thus, following a paper by Mélisande Gomez in the columns of The Team Today, there are real questions about Pablo Longoria's intentions this winter. “The month of January is starting and the Marseille president loves it, in general. But this year, he will perhaps be even more fulfilled in the stands than in the transfer window and that is a clear signal” writes our colleague.
A transfer window calmer than ever at OM?
In other words, the president of Olympique de Marseille could finally have a peaceful transfer window, far from the stress and all-out negotiations with simply the desire to keep his best players and his backbone to allow Roberto De Zerbi to work peacefully. We still imagine that Pablo Longoria, supported in his mission by Medhi Benatia, will try to find ways out for several of his undesirables, starting with Amine Harit, Bamo Meïté, Chancel Mbemba and even Lilian Brassier. The Spanish leader's phone will therefore not be completely put on airplane mode this January.
