Luis Henrique in Marseille, it's done.
We are only waiting for the official press release from the club.
As various sources report, the young (18) Brazilian striker has already passed the traditional medical examinations.
Everything is complete.
And Andre Villas-Boas is delighted with this arrival, even if he invites the people of Marseille to be patient with this player who still has a lot to learn and who ultimately only has nine small professional matches in his hands with Botafogo.
"A lot of things change compared to Brazilian football on the offensive and defensive aspect so we will work on that, notes the Portuguese technician, ensuring that the person concerned will not join his new teammates in training before next week.
He has a pure talent so it's up to us to try him in different positions to see. "
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One thing is certain: Luis Henrique is not a straight forward striker.
But he could help out at this post anyway.
"I still have to see, we think he has different characteristics but he must learn the position of 9, like Marley Aké, analysis" AVB ", in a press conference, two days before the reception of Metz in Ligue 1 (5th day).
He can go deep, he knows how to dribble.
He is versatile, he knows how to play in small spaces, but all that will have to be worked on.
He is a player trained on the sides, we think he can play center-forward, we will see what notions he needs to learn.
We have no doubts about the talent, but we will see, he will integrate the rotation but we will give ourselves time to see where he will play.
He will have to adapt to the language, to the country.
There are expectations of a top club, it starts in a great team where there is pressure. ”
And there will be more and more if the Olympians continue to align the poor performances at the Vélodrome, as against Saint-Etienne (0-2 defeat) and against Lille (1-1) ...
"We had a very good transfer window"
Andre Villas-Boas
In any case, OM should stop there by the end of the transfer window.
At least, in the direction of arrivals.
"There will be no additional rookie except if there is a departure", explains Andre Villas-Boas.
And to add: “We had a very good transfer window.
We hardly spent anything and now we have found a player for the future.
We made good decisions, in collaboration with Pablo Longoria.
There are no discussions but during the last days of the transfer window there may be offers.
But we will be ready, in case of departure, to recruit quickly. "
In the direction of arrivals, OM will therefore have completed the arrivals of Alvaro Gonzalez (Villarreal, final transfer), Leonardo Balerdi (Dortmund, loan), Yuto Nagatomo (free) and Pape Gueye (free), in addition to the arrival yet to be formalized by Luis Henrique.
A transfer estimated between 10 and 12 million euros.
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