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African football experts are clearly not all convinced by the recruitment of Cameroonian center forward Faris Moumbagna by OM (for eight million euros).
While OM will turn the page on Vitinha (the Portuguese striker will be loaned to Genoa with a non-obligatory purchase option of 25 million euros), president Pablo Longoria has already recruited a center forward during this winter transfer window. This is Faris Moumbagna, purchased for eight million euros from Bodo/Glimt. After the elimination of Cameroon in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations, the 23-year-old striker is expected in Marseille.
Returning from Ivory Coast after commenting on the CAN for two weeks, RMC journalist Gilbert Bribois mentioned the case of Moumbagna, who was not a starter with the Indomitable Lions during the competition. “ I talked about it at length at the CAN with people who saw him play, who saw his progress and who are far from convinced that he can adapt to OM », launched the presenter of theAfter Foot Monday evening. Not very reassuring after the huge Vitinha flop…
A native of Yaoundé, Moumbagna arrived in a academy in Florida at the age of 17 before starting at Bethlehem Steel, the Philadelphia Union’s reserve team. The powerful 1.85m striker did not play in MLS, but joined Kristiansund in Norway, where he failed to establish himself. It was in January 2023 that he signed for Bodo to finally blossom, with 24 goals scored in 50 matches (including 6 in the Europa Conference League).
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