Posted on January 1, 2022 at 1:00 am by BC
Last summer, Olympique de Marseille were active by securing eleven players. A hectic transfer window in which Jorge Sampaoli played a major role as explained by some reinforcements.
Last summer, Pablo Longoria was busy getting his hands on no less than eleven reinforcements in total, in order to launch a new phase of the McCourt project. Gerson , Konrad de la Fuente , Leonardo Balerdi , Matteo Guendouzi, Cengiz < strong> Under , Pau Lopez , William Saliba , Luan Peres , Pol Lirola , Pedro Ruiz Delgado and Amine Harit have therefore chosen to join OM , seduced by the idea to evolve under the Olympian jersey. But Jorge Sampaoli also played a decisive role in the arrival of some players.
The decisive role played by Sampaoli during the summer transfer window
Over the weeks, several summer reinforcements have indeed admitted that the presence of Jorge Sampaoli had counted in their choice to join the OM . “I can say it is one of the reasons I chose to come here. The manager is always a very important factor for me. It hadn't been like this for a year and a half. Now I am really happy to work with Jorge Sampaoli because I am learning a lot from him. His way of doing things is really different, “ Cengiz Ünder told the UEFA website in October. “When you tell me Jorge Sampaoli, the first word that comes to mind is extraordinary, for his part Mattéo Guendouzi acknowledgedat Onze Mondial. He is extraordinary in his way of being, but also in his way of coaching and in his way of seeing football. (…) Humanly, I like him a lot. Before signing, he introduced me to the project. He explained to me what he wanted to do with me. This is what I liked about his speech. He said to me: “Matteo, you are a very good player, but with me you will improve and learn new things”. This is what I have been doing since I arrived. “A speech similar to that given by Luan Peres , in the columns of The Team in November:” I 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, 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. It remains to be seen whether Jorge Sampaoli will have the same success in January.