an offensive Mercato strategy from the beginning of January?

Last summer, OM decided once again to fundamentally modify its workforce to offer Roberto De Zerbi the means to implement his new project. But the work is undoubtedly not finished. The winter transfer window arrives in a month and a half from now on and movement is already announced! In any case, this is what the insider Mohamed Toubache-Ter announced, who revealed the strategy already planned by the Olympian club from the opening of the Mercato, to downsize but also to strengthen. “They absolutely have to reduce the payroll, and they are aiming to let go of 2 or 3 players fairly quickly from the start of the transfer window. It is also an instruction. They are rather undesirables. They know very well where the gaps are, especially in the defensive area; they targeted him. It was also mentioned to them by the coach,” announced the insider on X.

Benatia not in favor of a big change

While the names of Amine Harit or Bamo Meïté are often mentioned, Medhi Benatia, on RMC Sport, appeared to be quite cautious on the subject on Tuesday evening. “We will take stock of the upcoming transfer window. When we see the goals we score, they are gifts. We can change a lot of things. The defenders who arrived during the transfer window are high quality players. If we believed in it three months ago, we still believe in it today,” confided Pablo Longoria’s sports advisor.

Medhi Benatia who also announced that he was in favor of a certain continuity to avoid changing everything in each transfer market. “When you have 3 or 4 players who are not playing at their best, you feel like you have to change everything. We have very important matches coming up. We can always look at how to strengthen the team. It will be done. The only idea I have is the matches that are coming up. Afterwards, we will see what we can do,” says Medhi Benatia, one of the thinking heads of Marseille sports policy.

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