August 19, 2025
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OM is agitating on the transfer market, and that is an understatement! The Marseille club, with a Longoria – Benatia – trio of Zerbi ready to activate the second phase of his project, prepares a thunderclap with an unexpected exchange between Ismaël Koné and Evan N’dickka. According to information from Di Marziothe deal would even be being finalized with AS Roma, where the Ivorian international N’dickka would suit to join the Marseille city, while the promising Canadian environment Koné, passed by Rennes in the last six months, would go in the Italian capital.

An exchange not so simple, since Roma, now directed by Gian Piero Gasperini, should also receive a nice check in addition to the player. A logical choice for the Roman club, Massara knowing Koné well for having already supervised her in Rennes. On the OM side, the arrival of an experienced central defender like N’diSkka would constitute a major reinforcement in a rebuilt-in-law.

Sikou Niakaté, a track that remains in the pipes

But that's not all! Marseille has also activated other tracks to strengthen its defense. The name of Sikou Niakaté, an international Malian evolving in Braga, was checked by the team. Its transfer, estimated between 8 and 11 million euros, remains a secondary file for the Olympian leaders, who keep their eyes riveted on another priority target: Facundo Medina, the Argentine Roc of RC Lens.

Eager to rally the canebière, Medina is very appreciated by De Zerbi for its versatility – it can evolve both in the axis and on the left side. Problem: Lens demands between 20 and 25 million euros, an amount that OM is reluctant to pay despite the insistence of its sports director Medhi Benatia. However, according to the team, the signature of the Argentinian defender is only a matter of days. Enough to considerably strengthen a rear guard, allowing Kondogbia to find a more lasting role in the midfield.