An OM target player is ready to do anything to join the Canebière, even if it means going to the clash with his management. Negotiations are vanished.
Olympique de Marseille may hold its soap opera of summer. An offensive player clearly displayed his desire to join the Marseille club, to the point of entering open conflict with his current management. Between tense statements, blocked negotiations and public pressure, the file ignites day by day. And OM, looking for reinforcements on the wings, observes the situation carefully.
The player in question is Timothy Weah. The Juventus winger has agreed in Marseille, seduced by the project presented by Roberto de Zerbi. But the old lady hangs out. The cause? A price deemed excessive by the Olympian leaders … and an interlocutor who crystallizes anger: Damien Comolli. Already criticized during the failure of the transfer to Nottingham Forest,
The new GM Bianconero is again targeted by Weah's agent, who talks about“A person who creates problems where others are looking for solutions.”
Weah pushes for OM, Juve camped on its positions
The tone rose from a notch this week. In a press release, agent Badou Sambague denounces “Outdated methods”, accusing Comolli of hindering the departure of his player out of pure spirit of revenge. According to him, the former Toulouse leader wants to recover an offer from England at all costs, while the player and his entourage have already excluded this option. OM, for its part, still hopes to make Juventus bend.
Beyond the sports component, this affair evokes a previous precedent to Marseille supporters. Because Georges Weah, Timothy's father, knows the Marseille city well. He ended his European career there in 2001, registering five goals in twenty appearances in the OM jersey. Better yet: it was at the Vélodrome, and not at the Parc des Princes, that he celebrated his jubilee, in a warm atmosphere. A strong choice at the time, dictated by his conflict with PSG … and a strong symbol if his son came to wear the same jersey.
