For OM, Matthis Abbline is not only a name on a short-list. The FC Nantes striker has become a priority for the Marseillais…
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Looking for offensive reinforcements for next season, OM has set its sights on Matthis Abline. Brilliant under the colors of FC Nantes, the 22 -year -old French striker fits lusts on the transfer market. The Marseille club has already formulated a first offer of 12 million euros, with 3 million bonuses. A proposal deemed insufficient by Waldemar Kita, president of FC Nantes, who awaits much more …
Sunderland gets involved, but OM does not let go
The English club of Sunderland also went to the offensive with an offer estimated at 20 million euros, also postponed by the Nantes management. If Waldemar Kita spoke of the amount of 50 million euros in the press, just to place his scorer in the category of “untouchables”, he will easily be satisfied with a check for 30 million euros to sell Matthis Abbline, an amount three times higher than the investment made last summer to snatch it from the Rennes stadium.
An XXL transfer in preparation for Abline?
If OM manages to meet the Nantes requirements, this transfer could become one of the biggest blows of summer in League 1. Matthis Abbline exploded under the orders of Antoine Kombouaré, and his profile perfectly corresponds to the needs of the OM version of Zerbi: young, technical, versatile and capable of evolving throughout the front of the attack. After spending 25 million euros on Elye Wahi, it is clearly not impossible to imagine the Marseillais do the same for Matthis Abline…
