Posted on January 5, 2022 at 11:30 am by GdSS
Set aside this season at OM, Jordan Amavi is set to return to OGC Nice on a buyout loan. A start that is akin to a victory for Jorge Sampaoli, who no longer counted on the French left side at all despite his extension in recent months …
Jordan Amavi and the ' OM , the story is probably about to come to an end! The 27-year-old left-back, who had one of the early blows of the McCourt erawith its arrival from Aston Villa in 2017, is about to return to the OGC Nice in the form of a loan with option to purchase as L'Equipe confirmed it in its columns of the day, and the Riviera club will cover part of his salary. A departure that will relieve a little the finances of OM , while Amavi had stacked up until 2025 last May, but Jorge Sampaoli No longer counted on him at all and only lined up him twice this season in Ligue 1.
Sampaoli finally gets rid of Amavi
However, shortly after the extension of Jordan Amavi , the Argentinian coach of OM seemed to have high hopes on his defender: “We watched Amavi from his past performances, he has a lot of potential on the side, he needs to have more consistency. I hope that we will be able to count on him and that he will be able to help the team ”, indicated Sampaoli last May at a press conference. Same story at the time with Amavi , who seemed very enthusiastic just after his contract extension with OM : “There is my family in the area. I am also very happy to wear this jersey. I want to grow up with OM. Why not register for the long term ”. But the story did not go as planned between the two sides at all, and the leadership of OM had no choice but to find a new drop-off point for his left side.
Longoria forced to include a call option
Indeed, the president Pablo Longoria would have himself decided to include a call option in this loan of Amavi to OGC Nice , he who had tried to explain the failure of his player last December in the columns of L'Equipe: “He did not have much playing time in the second part of last season. A new system, new ideas were put in place from July. It is up to all players to adapt to this new situation on a daily basis. Sometimes it is done easily, sometimes with difficulty ”. And the tactical system of Jorge Sampaoli was therefore right about the presence of Jordan Amavi at the OM , who will pass his medical examination this Wednesday before formalizing its great return to OGC Nice .