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Mercato – OM: A bolt from the blue in this hot topic?
Published on July 1, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.
Upon his arrival, Roberto De Zerbi laid the foundations of the project he wants to have at Olympique de Marseille and this should partly involve the confirmation of certain players. This is the case of Leonardo Balerdi, whose contract ends in June 2026 and who was reportedly offered an extension very recently.
The era By Zerbi started, with a first recruit who has already arrived at theABOUT. This is’Ismaël Konémiddle of Watford that the Italian technician insisted on having under his command in Marseille. That’s not all since it could soon be followed by Lilian Brassierdefender of Brest Stadium whose transfer price should be around €10M.
Two Zerbi want to keep Balerdi
But buying is not enough, since Roberto De Zerbi would also like to keep his best elements. He would thus have insisted to Pablo Longoria so that Leonardo Balerdione of the only satisfactions of the season that has just ended, remains to be seen.ABOUTAn extension has reportedly been offered to the Argentinian, who seems attracted by the idea of continuing his career in Marseille.
An extension that takes far too long
The sound of bells coming from Italy, however, is not reassuring. This Monday, La Gazzetta dello Sport tells us that the negotiations betweenABOUT et Balerdi would not really be moving forward at the moment, with a certain pessimism having set in. Enough to relaunch an important case, with the central defender who seems to be popular abroad.
