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Olympique de Marseille is likely to stir up the transfer market even more in the coming days, despite a very attractive recruitment to date. While recruits have been coming thick and fast on the Canebière since the beginning of the summer, the Marseille management led by the Pablo Longoria-Medhi Benatia duo does not plan to stop there at a time when Roberto De Zerbi is finding his feet in the south of France. As such, the Marseille decision-makers want to equip themselves with a squad that lives up to the expectations of the former Brighton coach and are working behind the scenes on recruiting a striker.
With the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, spearhead of the Marseille attack during the previous season (30 goals and 11 assists in 51 appearances in all competitions) and who left to enjoy the glory days of the promoted Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia, a void remains to be filled in the offensive sector. With this in mind, Olympique de Marseille has been multiplying its leads in recent weeks. If the Portuguese press via A Bola informed us of OM’s interest in Simon Baza, a Congolese striker who is doing well in Portugal with Sporting Braga, the French club seems to have made Eddie Nketiah its priority for this position.
Olympique de Marseille insists on Eddie Nketiah
It’s no secret that interest in the English striker, who is under contract with Arsenal until June 2027, has been around for a long time. As we exclusively revealed on July 20, Olympique de Marseille is particularly attracted by the 25-year-old’s striking profile and versatility at the forefront, disappointed by his playing time at the Emirates Stadium and open to leaving this summer. While we also mentioned that OM had taken the first steps regarding the Lewishaw native before reporting a first offer for the former England U21 international, The Athletic informs us that the Phocaeans have returned to the charge.
According to the British media, Olympique de Marseille has made a new offer of 16.8 million pounds sterling, or around 20 million euros. With this amount, the Marseille club is getting closer to the price asked by the Gunners in this case. However, the English media believes that this new French offensive should be rejected by the English vice-champion, who is expecting a much larger check to let their striker, who scored 5 times in the Premier League last season, go. However, OM has the advantage of having the favors of the 25-year-old player, who is particularly attracted by the idea of playing under the leadership of Roberto De Zerbi.
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