With 12 goals in 15 Ligue 1 matches this season, only Kylian Mbappé manages to keep pace with
Boulaye Dia
.
The Stade de Reims striker has well digested his non-departure last summer, when he was granted an exit voucher.
"I never said that I wanted to leave," however recalled Dia (24) on the airwaves of
RMC
this Tuesday evening.
The Senegalese international does not see himself leaving Reims if it is not for "a project where I can play and continue to progress".
Asked about an interest from Marseille, Dia confirmed: “Yes, there were contacts, but it didn't go very far.
Marseille, that would have been an interesting project. ”
And still relevant?
OM are looking more than ever for a center-forward this winter.
According to
La Provence
, the sports director Pablo Longoria would not have lingered on the
Diego Costa
file
, however proposed to the Marseille club.
The reasons are not clear, but the salary could be one.
The Spaniard (32) has just broken his contract at Atlético de Madrid, where his salary was around 8 M € / year.
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