Last summer, Pablo Longoria's OM hit hard on the transfer market. Indeed, the Marseille club has recruited twelve players in total, to allow Roberto De Zerbi to achieve his objectives for the season. According to Daniel Riolo, OM could further ignite the transfer window with a view to a 2025-2026 season with the Champions League.
At the end of his contract on June 30, 2024, Jean-Louis Gasset left his position as interim coach of theABOUT. To compensate for the departure of the 71-year-old coach, the club chaired by Pablo Longoria decided to bet on Roberto De Zerbi. In the process, the Olympian club set the transfer window on fire. In fact, theABOUT has secured the services of twelve players in total, even if it is not playing in any European competition this season. And while the Marseille team could find the Champions League in 2025-2026, Daniel Riolo see theABOUT still be active on the market.
OM will play in the 2025-2026 Champions League?
“We have had the feeling for several weeks that De Zerbi has found the way he is going to line up his team. The players, it's not going to rotate much. With one match per week, we risk finding the same ones, and even when he is missing an important player like today (Sunday), with Hojbjerg, he does not change his pattern and even leaves Rabiot a little higher. (…) I don't doubt for a second now that OM finishes in the LDC zone, which will also allow the leaders to already consider the future »said Daniel Riolopresent in the showAfter Foot this Sunday evening.
“It’s an advantage that is making OM grow”
In the process, Daniel Riolo added a layer. “Being the only team at the top to only play one match per week should allow them to solidify their position in the standings, play even better and achieve good results. And in the meantime, while people are working on the field, behind the scenes, the leaders will have to say to themselves: “how we are going to strengthen this team, how we will play when we have two matches per week, how we will be when we will have to face the LDC?” I find that this is an advantage that is making OM grow”concluded the journalist from RMC Sport.
