Leonardo Balerdi, here on June 6 in the colors of Borussia Dortmund during a Bundesliga match against Hertha Berlin. - Lars Baron / POOL / AFP

André Villas-Boas holds his additional central defender. Argentinian Leonardo Balerdi (21), who has been playing at Borussia Dortmund since January 2019, has just signed a loan with OM on Tuesday. After having passed his medical examination, the young international (1 selection) will join Grassau (Germany), where the Marseille group is in training for a week. The amount of the purchase option would amount to around 15 million euros, according to several media.

¡𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢 𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚!

Hecho en @BocaJrsOficial, el defensor llega al OM para reunirse con el @PipaBenedetto 🇦🇷💙

🔵🟡 🔛 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/FcsRCFueg8

- Olympique Marseille (@OM_Espanol) July 21, 2020

OM's second summer recruit, after Le Havre Pape Gueye, Leonardo Balerdi was trained as a defensive midfielder, before revealing himself behind with the legendary Boca Juniors club, from which his new partner Dario Benedetto also came. After only five tenures with Boca, this player presented as a technique more than a “warrior” caught the eye of Borussia Dortmund, who therefore recruited him during the winter transfer window 2019.

➡️🇫🇷 Der #BVB hat sich mit @OM_Officiel auf eine Leihe von @ leoobalerdi5 für die kommende Season 2020/21 verständigt.

Alles Gute für die kommende Spielzeit in Frankreich, Leo! 👏

- Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) July 21, 2020

After eight appearances in 18 months with the professional group of Lucien Favre (a tenure), he will try to take off his career thanks to this loan in Ligue 1. The Argentinian should make his debut in the Olympian jersey on Saturday (4 pm) against the Slovakians of FC DAC Dujnaska Streda, in Kufstein (Austria).

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