The rumor has been racing in recent days in Marseille, lending the Marseille club contacts with high-sounding names such as Dybala, Depay and Mertens. What is it really?
After putting his hand in the pot, once again, to look good in front of the DNCG, Frank McCourt, the owner of theOMpromised the Marseillais a few “ friendly recruits ” this summer. Names ” friendly “Precisely were heard behind the scenes of the Marseille city lately. Paolo Dybala, Memphis Depay or Dries Mertens. Yet to date, nothing concrete about these famous files…
The Phocaean this Friday dismantles the track which seemed the most successful: the one which led to the Belgian veteran Dries Mertens, at the end of the contract in Naples. Within the Olympian staff, the persistence of rumors about the Red Devil would even have become annoying. President Longoria seeing it only as a maneuver by agents intended to motivate an extension of the lease with Napoli. Same weariness a priori in the face of the Dybala rumour…
Depay not really hot?
Since the announcement of his departure from Juve, the Argentine striker has aroused a certain interest among the rivals of the Old Lady. From AC Milan to Inter Milan via Naples and AS Roma. And the boss of OM in the past has been clear on the issue. ” I arrived at Juventus a few weeks after Paolo. Projects are built on logic, not on dreams. And our strength is the logic and the balance of our players’ salaries. Dybala is a great player, but we can’t afford him. » End of the game.
There remains the temptation Memphis Depay, said to be a priority today in Marseille. But not really vice versa. ” Barca will prioritize a sale if they receive an offer they can’t refuse but so far that offer hasn’t come. And the Dutch player is not too keen on accepting the proposals that have come to him in recent days because, if he leaves Barça, he wants a Champions League team with interesting sporting options. “, writes this Friday evening the Catalan media Sport. Certainly OM will play the C1 this season but…
Read also: All the transfer window news