OM are still waiting for at least one central defender. Despite the arrivals of Isaak Touré, Samuel Gigot and Chancel Mbemba during the 2022 summer transfer window, in particular to compensate for an orphan game sector of William Saliba, who is having a blast with Arsenal, the Marseille club intends to further strengthen a little more the rearguard of Igor Tudor. Especially with a season where the Marseillais will find the Champions League.
At the microphone of Canal +before the kick-off of the match against FC Nantes, Pablo Longoria did not hide the club’s desire to recruit a new player for this position. “We still have to complete the squad. By August 31, we have to do something. The level of requirement, we know it. We must continue to put in place a workforce that sticks with the coach and that goes in the direction of the football that we want to develop. By August 31, we will try to improve. (On rumours) You need something concrete in life. It is true that we are looking for a central defender, that we are looking for operations to strengthen the defensive performance of the team..
Acerbi not against leaving Lazio
In this sense, the OM president and his teams are moving forward with the transfer of Eric Bailly, the Manchester United defender. But that’s not all. According to information from The Team, Olympique de Marseille is also thinking of Francesco Acerbi (34), the experienced player of Lazio Rome. The Phocaeans have already approached the player’s entourage with this in mind. The Italian international (25 caps, 1 goal) does not seem closed to the idea of leaving the transalpine capital.
The track leading to the one who arrived at Lazio in 2018, in exchange for 12 million euros while playing in Sassuolo, could however only be a kind of plan B, in the event that Eric Bailly does not arrive. not on the Canebière in the next few days. Francesco Acerbi could also land on the side of the Velodrome in the event of the departure of Duje Ćaleta-Car by the closing of the transfer market. One thing is certain: Igor Tudor will have a new central defender in his ranks soon. It remains to be seen which one(s).
