OM transfer window is launched, and it is merciless. Prestige arrivals logically lead to departures. Two players pay the price.
The signatures of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Igor Peaceão brought enthusiasm to Marseille. Roberto de Zerbi finally holds the offensive reinforcements he demanded. But in the transfer window, each arrival creates a victim. A simple, almost mechanical principle. To make room for new ones, others must go away. And OM management has already identified the two players who will pay the price of this ambitious recruitment.
At OM, two names striped from the roadmap
The two sacrifices are called Jonathan Rowe and Neal Maupay.
As reported The teamtheir situations are however radically different. For Rowe, the English winger author of good preparation, it is a question of opportunity. The club is not actively seller, and Zerbi appreciates its profile. But his rating is at the highest, especially in Italy where Atalanta follows him closely. If an offer over 20 million euros arrives on the table, OM will not close the door. It is the hard law of the market: an efficient player becomes a market value.
For Neal Maupay, the message is much more direct. The arrival of Aubameyang relegates him to the rank of third striker. An unacceptable place for a player of his caliber. Even if he would like to stay to fight, management has another idea in mind. The club wants to separate from him and his salary, and will do everything to find him a way out by the end of August. His locker is already symbolically emptied.
One sold, the other fired: OM's strategy with Rowe and Maupay
Of Zerbi built, the liquid direction
These two files perfectly illustrate the Marseille strategy. The club needs liquidity to continue to strengthen, especially in defense and the post of side. The sale of Rowe, if it materializes, would finance part of these future shopping. The departure of Maupay, it would ease a wage bill which must remain under control. It is a game of communicating vases, a well -oiled mechanics.
The time is therefore with strong choices. OM has shown that it could attract prestigious names, he must now prove that he can also sell. For Rowe and Maupay, the future in Marseille darkened considerably in the space of a few days. The transfer window is often cruel, and they are in the process of having bitter experience.
