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Mercato – OM: Pablo Longoria reveals Marseille’s new recruit!
Posted on January 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm.
With Jean Onana, Olympique de Marseille has its first winter reinforcement, Gennaro Gattuso was waiting for new blood in the midfield. On the occasion of the presentation of the Cameroonian midfielder on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy, Pablo Longoria had the opportunity to justify this operation.
OM has the first reinforcement of the month of January in person Jean Drunk. At the age of 24, the Cameroonian midfielder, who played in Besiktas signed until the end of the season as part of a loan with an option to buy and is already returning to Ligue 1 after a short spell in LOSC and experiences Bordeaux Then Lens. While the new number 17O was introduced to the press this Thursday, Pablo Longoria returned with him to the operation and strategy of the club in detail.
“One of our priorities was to find a midfielder”
« It was a coveted move. One of our priorities was finding a midfielder. I would like to thank Jean for the availability and speed of the interviews, but also for the economic effort he made. Few players do that now “, he said Pablo Longoria O Jean Drunkwhich has a “4.5 million purchase option with conditions for exercise: 50% minutes and Champions League qualification », specified the bossO.
“We were looking for an environment with experience”
« We were looking for a midfielder with Championship experience, with complementary and different qualities to what we have in midfield. A physical player with great impact qualities. We are very happy. In the past, in June 2022, we already talked and there was a possibility that he would come Pablo Longoria added.