As expected, Nuno Tavares arrived in Marseille on Friday. The left side (22 years old) passed his medical examination in stride and the official announcement of his arrival should not delay any longer. OM have reached an agreement with Arsenal for a one-season loan without an option to buy after initial contacts more than a month ago. With this signature, Igor Tudor obtained the left piston claimed to animate his game system in 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
The Marseille leaders are still working on recruiting a new midfielder, while the Jordan Veretout track is complicated. AS Roma, where the 29-year-old French international is still under contract until 2024, is willing to part ways with their player, but not in any form. After paying a huge sum to afford Paulo Dybala, the Roman leaders must sell players and they estimated Veretout at 10-15 M€. Can OM align with Roma’s demands?
The president, Pablo Longoria, is waiting to see how the situation will evolve and is working on other files in parallel, always anxious to have a plan B, which is also useful in the negotiations. In the direction of departures, the young midfielder Oussama Targhalline (20 years old) should leave on loan to Alanyaspor, in Turkey, for one year.