Mercato – OM: “Stop”, Longoria prevents an error from Benatia

Saturday 05th October 2024 02:29 AM

Thibault Morlain
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Journalist

After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.

With Pau Lopez no longer in the odor of sanctity, OM decided to offer themselves a new number 1 goalkeeper during the last summer transfer window. The Spaniard left for Girona, it is Geronimo Rulli who has today settled in the Olympian goals. The Argentinian arrived from Ajax Amsterdam, but Mehdi Benatia initially had other plans. Pablo Longoria then intervened…

This summer, 12 players joined OM to strengthen the squad Roberto De Zerbi. We then find two new guardians: Geronimo Rulli et Jeffrey de Lange. Today, it’s the Argentinian, arrived fromAjax Amsterdamwhich replaced Pau Lopez as number 1. A transfer thatABOUT should mainly Pablo Longoria since Mehdi Benatia initially thought of another profile. But now the idea of the Moroccan sports advisor was a bad idea.

“At the start, Benatia’s first idea was more him”

It is Alexandre Jacquinjournalist for Provencewho made this confidence during L’After Marseille. About the underside of recruitment Geronimo Rulli at theABOUThe then revealed: “ There was a market opportunity that allowed the leaders to take it. But it wasn’t actually the first choice when it arrived. In the first choices, there was Feyenoord’s understudy, Wellenreuther. At the start, Benatia’s first idea was more him ».

“Stop, you might be wrong.”

« And it was Pablo Longoria who said at one point: “Stop, you might be wrong. Yes, it’s a perfect profile for us, but we won’t be able to do it before the end of the market.” And OM needed a goalkeeper because it was clear that Lopez was not going to play again and he had to leave. There was no guard at that time. There was Rulli and he emerged as the right choice to start the season “, he then continued.