On the transfer market, OM has found a profile similar to that of the legendary Luiz Gustavo. A defensive midfielder, capable of playing behind, with great potential to exploit for Roberto de Zerbi.
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In 2017, OM struck a blow by attracting Luiz Gustavo, after 10 seasons spent in the Bundesliga (Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg). A true boss on and off the field, the Brazilian had quickly established himself as one of the executives of the Marseille cloakroom, chaining high -level performance under the orders of Rudi Garcia. Eight years later, OM may well reproduce a similar blow with Renato Veiga, a young Portuguese nugget of 21 years. Left -handed, versatile, capable of evolving in sentry as in central defense, Veiga is the clone of Luiz Gustavo and checks all the boxes to embody the new taulier of the Zerbi project.
Renato Veiga, Marseille transfer window priority
OM would have intensified discussions in recent days to try to attach the services of Renato Veiga. Trained in Sporting Portugal and today under contract with Chelsea, the player is considered one of the promising talents of Portuguese football. His profile particularly attracts Roberto de Zerbi, who wishes to build a team capable of restarting cleanly and imposing an aggressive pressing. Like Luiz Gustavo in his time, Renato Veiga could thus become the centerpiece of the new Marseille system. And things could accelerate very quickly, since those around him are already in advanced contact with the Olympian leaders.
It skates for Medina …
If the priority of the Marseillais has so far been called Facundo Medina, discussions skate with the RC Lens. The price requested by the Northerners is too high for the Phocaeans who have therefore chosen to activate the Renato Veiga track.
