Posted on December 22, 2021 at 7:10 pm by AC Arrived this summer on loan from AS Roma, Pau Lopez has asserted himself as a potential holder at Olympique de Marseille … to the detriment of Steve Mandanda. A true fan idol, Steve Mandanda is going through a difficult period at the Olympique de Marseille . With the arrival of Pau Lopez he was indeed relegated to the bench and the relationship with Jorge Sampaoli would not be really good. The team recently revealed that Mandanda wouldn't really appreciate his manager's handling of the goalkeeper job and a possible departure was even hinted at! Especially since Lopez seems well on track to register in the long term at the OM … The Lopez clan wants to complete everything with the OM The loan of the Spanish goalkeeper includes an automatic purchase option, which will be activated from the twenty appearances under the jersey of Olympique de Marseille. So there are only a few missing and those around him seem to want to be found ready when the time comes. According to information from Fcinternews, Pau Lopez 's agent is currently in Marseille to discuss with OM the future of his protégé. The purpose of this trip would be to find out what place Lopez will have in the club's project over the next few years. Skip back to main navigation