Joakim Maehle already sat with his head at Olympique Marseille on Monday, but that party eventually fell through. “I am incredibly disappointed with the way it turned out,” said the Danish right back.
“There has been interest in me before – Southampton, Valencia and Atalanta among others – but they have always said no to that. And I respected that. I have never complained.”
But when Marseille knocked on the door with a bag of money containing 13 million euros, Genk nevertheless sat down at the table. “On Monday evening I signed all the papers, but 10 minutes before the end of the transfer period I received a call from sporting director Dimitri De Condé who told me that there was no deal after all, because they had demanded more money.”
“I immediately threw the phone away. I was defeated and felt cheated. I had already told my family that I might leave. And then things go wrong at the last minute, because they want more money.”
“Genk said that the timing was not right, because they could not get a replacement. But Marseille did let his defender leave for Bayern, they thought about his personal interests. Genk only thought about business.”
Maehle, who wore the captain’s armband in recent games, promises that he will continue to work for Genk. “I still want to do my best for the club, but I know that I will be out of here soon. I love the fans and want to do everything for my teammates and the trainers. But I no longer have a good relationship with everyone in the club. relationship. “
