• The names of 83 football players have already been mentioned for a possible transfer to Olympique de Marseille since the end of the winter transfer window, while the club has so far only formalized the arrival of the Brazilian Gerson.

  • This is the consequence of the working methods of Pablo Longoria, who always targets several profiles per position.

  • These rumors originate more from South America than before.

    This is where Jorge Sampaoli, the coach, has his connections.

A number of rumors never equaled on the side of OM.

The transfer window has been officially open since Wednesday, and Olympique de Marseille formalized from the first day, at the end of the afternoon, the arrival of its first recruit, the Brazilian Gerson, from Flamengo.

What to delight the supporters, more than impatient of this formalization.

A first officialization for a multitude of rumors since the end of the last winter transfer window, which Alex lists as moderator of the footmarseille.com site and to help the OM Planète forum.

With the objective of seeing who is reliable and who is less so.

“We are exactly at 83 transfer window rumors for OM since January 31.

The latest name is Rafael Leao, mentioned by journalist Pedro Almeida, ”he says.

"The impression of being a little lost"

This is unheard of in twenty years of supporterism for this thirty-something.

“Yes there are a lot more than before.

Longoria will seek agreements with a lot of players, listing plans A, B and C with no less than 10 or 15 profiles per position, ”explains the observer.

🔵First green line ✅



- Pablo was able to sign Sampa's number 1 priority from the 1st day of the Mercato


- Box-to-box profile that we don't have


- LH less isolated with a compatriot


- With Sampa and Pablo, we're becoming attractive again, we're showing our ambition for the future # TeamOM https://t.co/Fno7XSZHu7 pic.twitter.com/nMWb5nM8O1

- Alex (@Bielsa_NoSeVa) June 9, 2021

But it is difficult to know more about the negotiating methods of the president of the OM executive board, as he seems to like to talk discreetly.

“There you have the impression of being a little lost, as if Longoria had ten chords per station, the tracks are drowned and all the chords leak.

But there are not 15 players who will sign by post, ”he analyzes.

A working method that also reflects the need to recruit quickly so that the entire workforce is available for the recovery and preparation of Jorge Sampaoli, the Argentine coach.

And, by the way, avoid the “panic buy” à la Mitroglou.

Lots of rumors from Latin America

What is certain, however, is the change in origin of these rumors. “Last winter, a lot came from Italy, Longoria's preferential market, with the recruitment of Lirola or Milik. This summer, they are coming much more from South America, a market now favored by Sampaoli, where it has many connections. It is they, in South America, who now have the information unlike the French newspapers which have almost nothing ”, decrypts Alex.

It is ultimately the groups of supporters, who met Pablo Longoria and Franck McCourt during the week, who seem to be the most informed. The Thiago Almada case would finally be seriously cooling down in front of the amount claimed by his club, Vélez. That of Pol Lirola, who wants more than anything to join OM, would also be complicated in the face of the demands of Fiorentina. The only good news is the amount disbursed for Gerson, which would be slightly less than 15 million euros. And Pablo Longoria's confidence in his ability to keep Milik, the Polish center-forward.

The president of OM did not leave his phone Thursday morning during the inauguration of the Rolling Stones exhibition at the Velodrome stadium, proof of the work that remains to be done before training resumes.

And until the end of the transfer window, a marathon that will only end on Tuesday, August 31 at midnight.

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