Thanks to the recent transfer of Brice Samba to Stade Rennais from RC Lens, Olympique de Marseille is rubbing its hands. Trained at the club, the French international goalkeeper brought in a nice sum linked to training allowances.
The soap opera at the start of the 2025 winter transfer window ended this Wednesday, January 8. Announced close to a transfer to Stade Rennais, Brice Samba initially saw his move delayed due to difficult discussions between the two clubs. Finally, the Bretons made the news official a week after the rumors began. RC Lens lost its starting goalkeeper and its captain, but gleaned a nice sum for a goalkeeper of his age. According to figures released in recent days, the transfer cost the Rennes club 14 million euros. In this story, Olympique de Marseille recovers a nice sum as a Samba training club.
OM recovers money and thanks Rennes
According to information from Sportune, the transfer of Brice Samba to Stade Rennais brought in the modest sum of 300,000 euros for Olympique de Marseille. The Phocaeans received this money as a solidarity contribution: the native of Linzolo in Congo spent several years at the Olympian training center. A state of affairs which therefore allows the current second in Ligue 1 to recover a reasonable amount. She won’t upset all of Pablo Longoria’s plans, but she is obviously welcome in the coffers.
As a reminder, Brice Samba played at OM between 2013 and 2017, from the age of 19 to the age of 23.
