OM: Longoria has "no taboos" regarding Mandanda and Payet
In the midst of a health and economic crisis, Dimitri Payet and Steve Mandanda, executives of Olympique de Marseille, extended their contract last summer until 2024. OM then communicated by sticking them the label of "Marseillais to life".
Both players agreed to a financial effort, but with conversions of promise in the club, as is interested
Team
which makes it its front page.
In the case of Payet (34 at the end of the month), it is written in black and white that he will have a place as sports director at OM at the end of his career.
This is not to the taste of the new Marseille president, Pablo Longoria, for whom the departure of Payet and Mandanda before the end of their tenure is in no way "taboo" because of their age and the weight of their salary in the club's budget.
The attacking midfielder would feel good at OM and would not want to hear about a transfer to Saudi Arabia, where he could find a last juicy contract.
Mandanda, on the other hand, would find it difficult to cope mentally, between the absence of supporters in the stadiums and the responsibilities he assumed off the field, both for the negotiations on lower wages and on various club news (la Commanderie, Villas-Boas ...).
The Marseille captain could register a departure from the summer of 2022.
Payet's top 5 goals with Olympique de Marseille
Amavi towards an extension at OM
Recruited for just over € 10 million from Aston Villa in 2017, Jordan Amavi should not leave Olympique de Marseille freely this summer.
Two months ago,
La Provence
evoked discussions for a contract extension "in a very calm climate".
Le10sport
confirms and goes further, affirming that “it starts to smell very good” for a new lease between OM and his left side (27 years old this Tuesday).
A starter although hampered by injuries, Amavi has played 16 matches for the Olympian club this season.
Bayern: Haaland successor to Lewandowski?
Flick kicks in touch
Erling Haaland hit hard again on Saturday, with a brace against Bayern Munich.
Released on injury at the hour mark, the Norwegian did not avoid the defeat of Borussia Dortmund in Bavaria (2-4), the fault in particular of a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski.
What if Haaland (20) imitated the Pole (32) later, leaving Dortmund for Bayern?
“You can't rule anything out in life,” Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick told
Sky Sport Germany
.
But he has a long-term contract with Dortmund (until 2024, note).
He is a player who will interest a lot of big clubs. "
Flick recalls that "anything can happen very, very quickly in football", but with 31 goals in just 23 Bundesliga games, Lewandowski seems to have some good times ahead of him.
Lewandowski's magnificent goal against Arminia Bielefeld on February 15 (3-3)
Raphinha (Leeds) in the sights of Manchester United
Author of 5 goals and 5 assists in 21 Premier League matches this season, Raphinha won in Leeds for his first experience in England.
To the point of catching the eye of the big cars of the country.
According to
UOL Esporte
, Manchester United has made inquiries with Leeds about the Brazilian winger (24), recruited for nearly € 20m in Rennes last summer.
Liverpool have already surveyed the Peacoks before the Red Devils.
A meeting would be scheduled this month in Leeds between the leaders, Raphinha and his agent, Deco, a former great Portuguese midfielder who has passed through Barca and Chelsea.
Tapsoba (Leverkusen) pushed towards Barça?
Raphinha is not the only Deco customer.
The former Barcelona is also the agent of Edmond Tapsoba, indisputable holder in the central defense of Bayer Leverkusen.
Lust is mounting for the Burkinabe international (22 years old), and FC Barcelona is not insensitive to it, reports the daily
Sport
.
If Eric Garcia will land from Manchester City this summer, a second recruit in defense is possible.
The physical problems of Gérard Piqué and Samuel Umtiti, coupled with the disappointing performances of Clément Lenglet, make the Catalan management wince.
Deco would push so that Barça, his former club, have the advantage in the Tapsoba case.
The ex-Porto player would try to work things out economically, where the shoe pinches for Barcelona: Leverkusen would estimate his player at € 40m, a crippling amount for the Blaugrana club.
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