Pol Lirola, the Spanish side of Fiorentina about to sign with OM.

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  • The young 23-year-old right-back, Pol Lirola, undergoes his medical examination for a loan with option to buy from OM.

  • This young Spaniard, passed by the youth teams of Juve, has a more attacking profile than Sakai.

A great first since the acquisition of OM by Franck McCourt.

Olympique de Marseille is about to welcome Pol Lirola, a right-back from Fiorentina.

As indicated by André Villas Boas in a press conference preceding the Champions Trophy against PSG on Wednesday at 9 p.m., the 23-year-old Spaniard is currently undergoing his medical examination with a view to being loaned with a purchase option of 12 million.

"He is undergoing medical examinations and I hope it will be over tonight to be able to communicate", announced the Portuguese coach.

He is the first right-back recruited since the takeover of Olympique de Marseille by Franck McCourt in 2016. After the departure of Bouna Sarr for Bayern Munich this summer, OM tried to sign Joakim Mahele, from Genk, but the transfer had collapsed in the face of the last minute demands of the Belgian club.

The Dane finally left for Atalanta Bergamo a few days ago.

"You must already open the package"

And according to Villas Boas, Pol Lirola was already on the shelves of Pablo Longoria, the sports director of OM.

“He was already on the list in August when we were close to a deal with Mahele.

Pablo appreciates it, it's quite easy to do it, he was interested in coming.

Except in case of surprise, it should be confirmed in the next few hours, ”detailed AVB.

Good news for the Olympian technician whose workforce is depopulated on the sides of his defense.

The non-replacement of Sarr, and the recent injury, then relapse, of Jordan Amavi, still unavailable for the PSG match, revealed these shortcomings.

"Put Lirola on the right and Sakai on the left?"

We'll see, we'll get to know Lirola.

When you buy something, you must already open the package to see what you have.

I hope he can train well tomorrow, he played for a few minutes with the Fio so it's a possibility, why not, ”explained André Villas Boas.

"A more offensive profile"

If Sakai does the job on the right of the defense, his offensive contribution has been very limited since the start of the season.

The opposite of this new recruit, trained at Espagnyol Barcelona before going through the youth teams of Juve (where he crossed Pablo Longoria) and being loaned to Sassuolo in 2016 to launch his professional career.

“He is more of a winger by training so more focused on the offensive aspect than the defensive one.

On a technical level, he is really good, a little less on the crosses.

Beware of his defensive withdrawal, it can quickly start a counterattack behind his back.

But it would be a great understudy for Sakai, with a more defensive profile, and a more offensive profile for André Villas Boas, ”explains Radonjitch, the tweet who follows potential recruits from OM.

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THREAD: Pol Lirola |

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Pol Lirola is a former Spanish international hopeful born August 13, 1997 (23 years old).

He plays for the right side.

He can also play higher on the right side.

It measures 1.83m.



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- Radonjitch (@NemaRadonjitch) January 5, 2021

The loan with option to buy of 12 million is also good news for Radonjitch: "It allows you to get an idea over the next six months, if it is worth 12 million it is affordable especially since is young.

And if it doesn't fit, you don't exercise the option ”.

It now remains for OM to find an attacker, the club is still "on several issues".

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