Vitinha, from OM to Genoa… the underside of a 32 million euro fiasco. One year to the day after his arrival in Provence, the Portuguese striker is already leaving Marseille on loan with an option to buy for Italy and France.

At the time, the 22-year-old native of Cabeceiras de Basto had an encouraging season and a half marked by numerous appearances. A year later, the smiles have given way to incomprehension and tears.