Ruben Blanco, Lilian Brassier, Bamo Meïté or Elye Wahi. At OM, the departure candidates have been identified even if their case differs for a whole host of reasons and they have different prices on the market. The good news is that the three outfield players are being courted at the start of the year.
The former Brestois, who is losing his means at the Vélodrome, appears on the shelves of Rennes, Stuttgart or Villarreal; Wahi is in the books of West Ham, Bournemouth, Arsenal and a German club as well as those of Galatasaray. The Turks have not made it a priority, unlike Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) and Amine Gouiri (Rennes), but neither one seems really excited by the Istanbul challenge.
As for Meïté, Montpellier continues to openly flirt with him. As soon as he took office, Jean-Louis Gasset identified defense as the sector to improve. He has not forgotten anything about his Marseille parenthesis and recalled the good memories of the former Lorient player who does not enter into Roberto De Zerbi’s rotation. OM wants to part with it but not in just any way. If a loan is indeed considered, he would like to get some money back in this transaction one way or another. Problem, Montpellier does not have any and is simply offering time to showcase the player before a possible transfer next summer. Friday evening, this file had not advanced one iota, just like those leading to other Olympians possibly leaving.
After François-Régis Mughe (Athens Kallithea, loan with option to purchase), the young Enzo Sternal (17 years old) officially committed to Anderlecht until 2027, Friday evening. OM retains control over the player’s future after including a buyout priority as well as an evolving percentage on a future transfer.
