After the signing of Luiz Felipe, Olympique de Marseille will continue to strengthen its defense. The Marseille club also wants to attract a left back and imagined drawing from the Chelsea squad. But Blues manager Enzo Maresca is opposed to the departure of Portuguese international Renato Veiga.
Accustomed to renewing his squad at each transfer window, Pablo Longoria will again take advantage of this winter period to make some adjustments. The president of Olympique de Marseille, in agreement with sports director Medhi Benatia and coach Roberto De Zerbi, first places emphasis on the defensive sector. The Italian-Brazilian Luiz Felipe came to provide an additional solution in the central hinge. And in the weeks to come, we can expect to see full-backs arrive.
Despite the presence of Quentin Merlin and Ulisses Garcia, the Marseille club also seems to be looking for a defender for the left lane. The current runner-up of Paris Saint-Germain has actually placed himself on the track Renato Veiga (21 years old). Recruited for 14 million euros last summer, the Chelsea full-back has had to be content with little playing time (7 appearances in the Premier League). The Olympian management saw this as an opportunity to be seized. Except that Blues manager Enzo Maresca wants to keep the Portuguese international.
OM comes up against Maresca
« Renato is our playerreacted the Italian. He will play on Saturday and he is a player we are happy to have with us. The last match he played was against Tottenham away, we fielded him in a difficult moment of the match. This shows how much we trust him. But as I said before, it’s not just what I think, or what the club thinks, or what the player thinks, that matters. We all have to make the right decision for the club, for the players and for the manager. » Renato Veiga started well during the FA Cup match against Morecambe (English D4) this Saturday. A clear message for Olympique de Marseille, but also Naples and Wolverhampton.
