Posted on 25 December 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by TM After completing a final XXL summer transfer window, Pablo Longoria will still have his work cut out for OM recruiting. And already many files are open on the office of the Olympian president. Last February, Frank McCourt made a big change regarding his project at OM . While things started to turn badly on the Canebière, the Marseille club started again on new bases and for that, the keys of the truck were entrusted to Pablo Longoria . While the Spaniard was sporting director he was promoted to president and now he works closely with Jorge Sampaoli , the coach of OM . A duo that worked wonders during the last summer transfer window. As the Argentinean waited for many players to build a squad in his image, Longoria made his coach's wishes come true. The president of the OM had promised a dozen recruits and he kept his promise. But that still would not be enough. Considering that its workforce is still a little short, Sampaoli is still awaiting reinforcements for the month of January. But in the next summer transfer window, things will also change a lot within the squad. Besides, Pablo Longoria already knows some of his files. And at OM , it is the cases of players currently on loan with option to buy that are at the heart of some discussions. A situation which concerns in particular Arkadiusz Milik , Matteo Guendouzi, Cengiz Ünder and Pau Lopez . Cases recently mentioned by Pablo Longoria during an interview with L’Equipe. “Is the option to buy Milik at the end of the season still relevant? We have always spoken of Operation Milik as a complicated operation. But it is a player who, in the end, will be the property of OM “, explained Longoria before adding:” The exercise of the options to buy Guendouzi, Under and Lopez ? Guendouzi and Ünder, it is linked to maintenance. Pau Lopez, if he plays 20 matches. These are practically automatic options ”. If Milik, Guendouzi, Ünder and Lopez are not yet full OM players, they should therefore become so in 2022. And there is also the unknown William Saliba. The Frenchman is on loan without an option to buy from Arsenal . There has been talk of OM considering keeping him, but negotiations with the Gunners will not be straightforward as they rely on their center-back for the future. And for now, Saliba refuses to think about the future, preferring to focus on his season at OM . See you in 2022… 
The future of loaned players to settle!
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