The OM hits very hard in Italy: an XXL arrival announced on the side of the Vélodrome is already fantasizing the Marseille supporters.
The summer transfer window suddenly accelerates on the side of Marseille. After several weeks of waiting, rumors and speculation, OM finally holds a prestige reinforcement. Coming straight from Italy, this major reinforcement promises to considerably strengthen the ambitious project led by Pablo Longoria. The Marseille President had promised recruitment that lives up to Marseille ambitions: with this arrival, it's done, and the Marseille supporters can already dream big.
Alexander Antonio, a profile cursing in Marseille
The surprise will nevertheless be immense for the Olympian fans. Indeed, this new face landed straight from Serie A is not a star attacker or a creative environment, but Alessandro Antonello, the former managing director of Inter Milan. The one who was at the head of the economic and sporting recovery of the Nerazzurri
arrives to occupy the position of managing director of Olympique de Marseillealongside Pablo Longoria and Alban Just.
A strong strategic choice of Marseille board. Antonello provides Marseille with a solid expertise acquired in Milan for more than a decade. He notably contributed to repositioning Inter among the largest European clubs, with income growth and a constant presence in continental competitions. In Marseille, its responsibilities will be multiple: to increase income, maximize the economic potential of the Velodrome and accentuate the international expansion of the OM brand.
Alessandro Antonello, the new managing director of OM.
OM transfer window far from finished
With this signature, OM considerably strengthens its internal organization. This choice demonstrates the club's desire to continue its structuring and definitively establish its status as a regular pretender to major European competitions. Antonello will also be responsible for accelerating the club's digital transformation, a stage that has become essential for an OM which aims to play in the very great court of Europe.
Antonello's arrival does not mean the end of the Olympian transfer window. Supporters still await recruits who will garnish the professional workforce, especially in central defense
where the Aguerd or Medina files remain topical. With Alessandro Antonello at the controls of the economic strategy, Marseille gives himself the means to succeed in a major transfer window and calmly prepare for his return to the big scene of the Champions League.
