Barely the Ligue 1 season completed, Olympique de Marseille is active on all fronts to strengthen before a new season when he will find the Champions League. The transfer window has clearly accelerated and we announced that the Marseille club had reached an agreement in principle with the English midfielder in LOSC, Angel Gomes, also being in full discussion with Nélson Semedo. But the priority objective is central defense, which caused a lot of problems last season.
On a good momentum, the Phocaeans are advancing their pawns to recruit Nayef Aguerd and a first offer was submitted, although German clubs, including Bayer Leverkusen, as well as Atlético de Madrid, are on the spot to enlist the Central, under contract until June 2027 in West Ham. And in addition to that, Medhi Benatia had confirmed observing between 7 and 8 central, including Facundo Medina, who extended his contract until 2028 with the RC Lens.
Facundo Medina has agreed
“Facundo Medina, he is a player with whom we talked in in January. We were looking for a left -handed central. We understood that he was a player who had given his word to Lens to end the season (…) He is a player who has qualities and the character to play OM. Laporte, Medina, it's part of the files that are being studied. We will ask ourselves with Pablo (Longoria) to make the right decisions ”said the director of Marseille football.
And according to our information, everything went very quickly this weekend since OM takes an agreement with the RC Lens for an amount of 22 million euros, bonus included. OM very much appreciates the player's grint, who already agrees to join OM and find his compatriot Leonardo Balerdi: “For me, it is beautiful with the ball. He has the character and I know he can play here at the Vélodrome. So yes, I would like him to come, for him and for OM ”. The two Argentines are close to meeting in Marseille in the coming days. Indeed, Facundo Medina is expected this Tuesday in Marseille.
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