Mercato | Mercato – OM: Jorge Sampaoli wants to hit hard this winter!

Posted on January 1, 2022 at 9:30 am by B.C.

After a very hectic summer transfer window, with no less than eleven reinforcements on the clock, OM could again be active in January. In any case, that's what Jorge Sampaoli hopes, who has already conveyed the message to Pablo Longoria and Frank McCourt.

The Olympique de Marseille will undoubtedly have been one of the great protagonists of the year 2021 in terms of recruitment. Last summer, Pablo Longoria has indeed been very active in renewing the workforce of Jorge Sampaoli by getting his hands on eleven recruits in total, like Mattéo Guendouzi, Amine Harit , William Saliba or even Pau Lopez . Despite this XXL transfer window, Jorge Sampaoli is not satisfied, since the coach of OM was still waiting for new blood in the last moments of the summer market, and now wants to be active in January.

“We ask Pablo (Longoria) and Frank (McCourt) to bring in confirmed players”

Since the start of the season, Jorge < strong> Sampaoli sent several very clear messages to its management, calling for new players to allow OM to shine in the various competitions in which the club is still involved. “We ask Pablo (Longoria) and Frank (McCourt) to bring in confirmed players. We don't have these players yet, I fight every day so that they understand our needs. Sometimes it is possible, sometimes not. It's not always the president's fault, we also have an owner who decides “, explained the Argentinian in particular in November, before adding a layer at a press conference a few days later:” I speak every day with the president and through him also with the owner. We have a new workforce, but limited. We are talking about this possibility of recruiting in the transfer window, but more than my desires, there is the economic reality of the club. The president and the owner know this better than I do. I do my job to make this group as competitive as possible, after which I am limited. It remains to be seen whether the wishes of Sampaoli will be listened to by Pablo Longoria and Frank McCourt .