Mercato: OM advance for Milik

The defeat against PSG (2-1) on Wednesday as part of the Champions Trophy vividly illustrated the current offensive deficiencies of Marseille.

Anxious to find an alternative to the ghostly Argentinian Dario Benedetto (3 goals in 23 games in all competitions this season), the Marseille club are clearly advancing on the track leading to Arkadiusz Milik, the Polish international from Naples (15 goals in 56 caps).

According to someone familiar with the matter, this operation would have a real chance of succeeding.

Placardized in Naples, after refusing to extend his contract which ends in June 2021 (he has not played a single match this season), Milik is looking for a new challenge.

Aged 26, the former Ajax striker in Amsterdam has already, according to corroborating sources, reached an agreement with OM.

It now remains for the two clubs to find a financial agreement.

A first offer slightly above 7 million euros

To this end, Pablo Longoria, the director of football, and André Villas-Boas the coach, have succeeded in persuading Frank McCourt, the American owner of the club, of the need to reinvest in order to increase the workforce qualitatively and claim a jump seat. European next spring.

Napoli management have no plans to drop below the € 10million mark for their striker.

Marseille would have already sent a first offer slightly over 7 million.

Not very far apart, the positions of the two clubs should be able to come closer in the coming days.

This Friday, 24 hours from the reception of Nîmes during the 20th day of Ligue 1, André Villas-Boas was quite evasive about a possible arrival of Milik.

"Have I spoken to Milik?"

No, no, first assured the Lusitanian technician.

We started negotiations with Naples, but it is not confirmed and I leave that to Pablo

.

But no, I didn't get Milik on the phone.

OM are currently in 6th place in the League seven points off the podium with, however, two games late against Lens on January 20 and Nice on February 17.