From July 1, l'Olympique de Marseille will have in its ranks Angel Gomes and CJ Egan-Riley. And for the Marseille club, these are two very good shots, for two reasons other than their sporting qualities. Explanations.
For the moment, the 2nd of Ligue 1 is more powerful on the transfer market than the Premier League clubs. The 24 -year -old Lille, courted by Tottenham and Manchester United, has indeed chosen the stable driven by Roberto de Zerbi, thanks to the Champions League and the proposed game. Same for the 22 -year -old defender: despite a little fear in the final stretch because of West Ham, OM will have the player signed for four years.
In addition to their obvious sports contributions, Angel Gomes et CJ Egan-Riley will bring to Marseille their market value, far from being negligible for free arrival players: while the environment is 20 M€ according to Transfer markethis compatriot of Burnley is worth it 16. Pour 0 € In terms of transfer, OM therefore adds 36 M€ to its workforce.
Two extracommunications in OM?
And that's not all: since the United Kingdom has left the European Union, English players have taken a place as an extra-community within European staff, as in L1. This is for example the case of Mason Greenwoodwhich could take Jamaican nationality and thus cancel this little problem.
But while Angel Gomes and CJ Egan-Riley are English, like the number 10 in Marseille, the two new Marseille players will not impact OM's ability to welcome extracommunications players : the future ex-player of LOSC has a Portuguese passport, and the Burnley player until June 30 To him an Irish passport.
OM therefore adds to its workforce two players worth 36 M€without spending a penny in transfer, and without adding a single extracommunicator, while the risk existed. Who says better?
