Olympique de Marseille is interested in Artur, Brazilian winger from Botafogo, with a loan offer accompanied by a purchase obligation estimated at €8 million. Journalist Dominique Baillif, interviewed by FC Marseille, provides a cautious analysis of this profile, questioning its suitability for the Marseille squad.
Artur, a concrete offer but a questionable profile?
According to several Brazilian media, notably Globo et The Day, loon would have formulated a loan proposal with conditional purchase obligation around 8 M€ pour Arturright winger of Botafogo. This proposal includes a non-automatic OA, linked to sporting criteria (matches played, statistics) if the agreement were to be reached between the clubs.
| Artur | 27 ans | Botafogo | 1m68 |
In this transfer window context, Dominique Baillifjournalist specializing in OM for FC Marseilledelivered a detailed analysis of the player’s profile: “Artur is not a central player but a right, left-handed, dynamic winger, who owes his progress to remarkable performances at Bragantino before being taken over by Palmeiras. He confirmed a good level in Brazil, but never really exploded, especially after a stint in Russia outside of the European Cup exhibition.”
OM made an offer to the Botafogo club for their striker, Artur. According to Globoesporte, the Marseille club offered Fogão a loan with an option to buy for €8 million. The former Palmeiras player scored 8 goals and provided 5 assists last season in 48 matches.
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Baillif emphasizes that “Artur is a percussion player who often returns to his left foot to strike, a technical and fast profile a bit like that of Paixao but irregular and not always a starter. The journalist notes that he is a good player, but OM already have options on the wings.”
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At that price, I’m not convinced it’s a bargain.
Baillif’s analysis highlights the already existing competition within the Marseille squad: Mason Greenwood, Passion, Tim Weah can play on the right wing, just like Traore (returning from injury or rotation). In this context, the arrival ofArtur asks: despite its explosive quality, it is not certain that he will immediately bring the impact sought by OMa club that aims for high performances in Ligue 1 and European Cups.
Baillif points out that this loan offer with OA is not trivial: “In my opinion, OM does not necessarily need this profile with Greenwood, Paixao and Weah who can play in both positions (plus the return of Traoré). At this price, I am not convinced that this is a deal. He is a good player but who is irregular and who is not a starter all the time. We need an impact player who can contribute straight away, I am not sure that he corresponds even with these qualities of explosiveness. The Globo media is very serious, which means that there is something concrete even if nothing is done…”
The opinion of Dominique Baillif is part of a rather cautious logic of market analysis: no regrets towards Artur, but a question about its adequacy to theABOUT. The track is very real, confirmed by serious Brazilian mediabut nothing is finalized at this stage.
