the huge rant of Mbemba's lawyer

Owner of Olympique de Marseille in recent years, Chancel Mbemba saw his Marseille adventure take another turn this summer when Roberto de Zerbi put his bags on the bench of the Olympian club. The Italian made it clear to his management that he was not counting on a large part of the workforce. And if some have found new base locations, others like Chancel Mbemba find themselves in the heart of the loft. The 30-year-old defender has not played a match all season and is training partly on the sidelines of the rest of the group, enough to place him at the center of transfer rumors as his contract expires in June and that OM set its price at three million.

“It is indeed the large sum claimed which immediately repels the clubs”

However, before discussing a possible transfer, it was his lawyer Maître Grégory Ernes who wanted to clarify the situation of the Congolese, in an interview given to Provence : “The information circulating is false. Since his arrival at OM, as a free player, Chancel Mbemba has always had an exemplary attitude towards the club. When he was told he would be left out of the first training group, he began training twice as hard. Today he read that he would refuse all transfer offers made to him. This is completely false. He has not received the slightest concrete offer during this transfer window. It is indeed the large sum requested which immediately repels potentially interested clubs. Since no exit door opens, he has no other choice but to behave like the committed professional that he is: he will respect his club and his contractual commitments until the end of his Marseille adventure. However, if an offer were to arise, Chancel Mbemba will be delighted to examine it seriously and transparently, so that a solution can be found in the interest of all.“, he said. A strong message which says a lot about the complicated relations between Mbemba and his leadership.

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