Roberto de Zerbi has targeted Facundo Medina as a number one priority for his summer recruitment. And the OM practically affects the goal for the Argentinian defender.
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For several months, OM has been working actively to strengthen its defense and a target is insistently returned: Facundo Medina. The RC Lens defender, already approached last winter, remains at the top of the short-list of Roberto de Zerbi, determined to have him under his orders. If the player's entourage has already expressed some interest in the Marseille project, the negotiations between the two clubs still come up against the amount of the transfer. Lens, who will not sell off his Argentinian international, claims a sum deemed too high by the Olympian management (more than 25 million euros)
OM grows strong
Despite this financial blocking point, Pablo Longoria and Mehdi Benatia do not intend to let go. Internally, it is estimated that Medina can embody one of the pillars of the Zerbi project, capable of bringing its grinta, its sense of duel and its complementarity with its compatriot and teammate of the Argentinian selection, Leonardo Balerdi. Negotiations continue behind the scenes, with the idea of finding common ground by possibly including bonuses or staggered payment.
An arrival in early July
Roberto de Zerbi is confident, Facundo Medina wants to come to OM and there is now a question only of a financial agreement. The gap between the Marseille supply and the Lens demand is reduced day by day. And the objective is now to sign Facundo Medina before July 7, the date of resumption of training for OM. Managers can already prepare the festivities, unless surprised, they hold the right end for their big summer 2025…
