Posted on January 3, 2022 at 11:30 am by GdSS While he must now be content with a status of luxury understudy at OM behind Pau Lopez, Steve Mandanda could have to change tune in the near future and already has several concrete avenues for its future. But the Marseille club is doing everything to retain him… Under contract until June 2024 with OM , is Steve Mandanda (36 years old) living his last weeks in the jersey of the Marseille club? The emblematic French goalkeeper, who played on Sunday against Chauvigny his 600th with OM, has been blocked since last summer by the arrival of Pau Lopez who took his place of holder and appears first choice in the mind of Jorge Sampaoli. However, in his speech, the Argentinian coach of OM does not intend to get rid of Mandanda . Asked at a press conference on Sunday after this Coupe de France meeting, Sampaoli sent a strong message to Mandanda : “Her career is incredible, she's an idol in Marseille. If he has to play, his continuity will depend on his form. He has good competition with Pau, but if he continues like this he will play more games, “said the OM coach. Same story with William Saliba , and the Marseille central defender also shows his desire to see Steve Mandanda continue the adventure within the project McCourt despite a difficult context: “Mandanda's 600th match with OM? It's incredible. He is a legend of the club, he must be respected. It's a pleasure to play with him. When I looked at him, I wasn't even in a training center yet. It’s nice ”. Clearly, the OM is doing everything in its communication to retain Mandanda , but not sure that this is enough… In fact, according to the latest trends in recent weeks, Steve Mandanda would not be at all satisfied with his new status as a luxury liner at the OM , and he could consider going to relaunch elsewhere. The AS Monac o and the ASSE were announced as plausible options for the French international, and this Monday, Foot Mercato even indicated that the OGC Nice would also consider relaunching Mandanda , the Aiglons being in search of a new goalkeeper to replace Walter Benitez . The soap opera Mandanda therefore still seems far from over … 
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