Mercato | Mercato – OM: Sampaoli has done Longoria a great service!

Posted on November 18, 2021 at 3:45 am by AM

Transferred this summer from Santos, Luan Peres acknowledges that Jorge Sampaoli played a role in his arrival at OM.

This summer, the Olympique de Marseille was very active in recruiting Gerson , Konrad de la Fuente , Leonardo Balerdi , Matteo Guendouzi , Cengiz Under , Pau Lopez , William Saliba , Luan Peres , Pol Lirola , Pedro Ruiz Delgado and Amine Harit . Among them, Luan Peres already knew Jorge Sampaoli for having had him under his orders in Santos . And the Brazilian defender also confirms that Pelado had a role in his transfer to OM .

Sampaoli convinced Peres

“J was well in Santos. We had just played in the Libertadores final (lost 0-1 to Palmeiras in January), I had the confidence of the staff and the supporters. It was not easy to leave. But when my agent told me about an OM interest, I didn't hesitate too much. I didn't even want to know what the Spartak was offering. And when Sampaoli called me, he gave me confidence, told me about the club, about the ambitions and I went for it, “said the Brazilian defender in remarks granted to L'Equipe.

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