Negotiations started with an English leader!

The winter transfer window is a crucial period for football clubs, allowing them to adjust their squads for the second part of the season. This year, Olympique de Marseille seems particularly active, with Marseille management having never hidden its ambition to strengthen the teamparticularly at the defensive level where some weaknesses were revealed. Despite the reinstatement of Ulisses Garcia and Pol Lirola, who made up for the deficiencies in the full-back positions, OM is seeking to consolidate your rearguard.

A young Portuguese talent in the viewfinder

According to the Italian press, OM would have checked the name of Renato Veigaa 21-year-old Portuguese left-back playing for Chelsea. This season, the young defender has played 18 games with the Blues, mainly in the Europa Conference League where he is regularly lined up by Enzo Maresca. However, OM is not alone on this issue, the Borussia Dortmund also being interested in Veiga's profile.

Concrete negotiations underway

According to information from L'Équipe, OM have even started concrete negotiations with Chelsea for the transfer of the left back. The English club, with a large workforce, would not be opposed to a departure this winter, but would like a dry transfer or a loan with compulsory purchase option. Trained at Sporting Portugal and passed through FC Basel and Augsburg, the Portuguese international (3 caps) has never had a full season until now. Nevertheless, his athletic profile (1m90) and his potential appeal to the Marseille staff, who believe that he could correspond to the style of play advocated by Roberto De Zerbi.

A competition to get ahead of

Although Borussia Dortmund seems to have taken a head start in this matter, OM does not intend to give up. The Marseille club will, however, have to convince Chelsea to give them preference, in a race against time to secure the services of the promising Renato Veiga. It remains to be seen whether the negotiations will succeed and whether OM will manage to lure the player away from Germany.