Posted on December 25, 2021 at 10:00 am by GdSS
Much desired by Jorge Sampaoli, Gerson was recruited by OM in the last summer transfer window. But the Marseille club has not finished financing this operation…
Expected as one of the major elements of OM with its arrival with fanfare last summer, Gerson (24 years old) had a difficult adaptation in France as noted by Pablo Longoria in the columns of L’Equipe: “We had to digest his first selection for Brazil, which was the accomplishment of a lifetime. Gerson had also just completed eighteen months of official competition when he arrived at OM in July, when the other players were starting their summer preparation at full speed, after their vacation, ”explained the president of the OM to justify the difficulties of Gerson . But in the meantime, he has not yet finished financing this transfer.
Operation Gerson could reach 30M €
Indeed, as le10sport.com had you revealed exclusively last June, the transfer of Gerson could cost a total of 30M € to the OM , and breaks down as follows: A fixed amount of 20 million euros to acquire 65% of the player, 5 million euros of bonus, to be paid after a season spent at OM , to acquire 10% of the player in addition, i.e. 75 % and 5 million euros of various bonuses, linked to the performances of Gerson at the OM . Clearly, Longoria has not yet finished funding this recruitment.