The Olympique de Marseille Sentinel
Transfer targets4 Jun 2029
Olympique de Marseille agree $21.2M for Louis Leroux
The clubs have shaken hands with FC Nantes; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Transfer targets4 Jun 2029
Olympique de Marseille bid $50.8M for Igor Paixão
The offer went to FC Metz this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets4 Jun 2029
Olympique de Marseille bid $32.7M for Javier Vargas
The offer went to LOSC Lille this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market4 Jun 2029
Olympique de Marseille turn down Monaco for Gustavo Perez
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets4 Jun 2029
Door shut on Jeremy Agbonifo
Olympique de Marseille asked and RC Lens said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout4 Jun 2029
Will Norris keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Olympique de Marseille may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad4 Jun 2029
A falling-out at Olympique de Marseille
Francisco Trincão and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market4 Jun 2029
Anthony Rouault wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Olympique de Marseille hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Market4 Jun 2029
Francisco Trincão is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Olympique de Marseille has been clear about where Francisco Trincão stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Olympique de Marseille promote Jacques Faure from within
- Squad A step back for CJ Egan-Riley at Olympique de Marseille
- The dugout When it matters, Julián Álvarez plays