Posted on January 11, 2022 at 12:45 pm by AM While Cédric Bakambu is close to joining OM, Jorge Sampaoli played a crucial role in this issue by giving a speech that convinced the Congolese international. After the first part of mixed season of Arkadiusz Milik , the OM went in search of an offensive reinforcement by scanning the market for an opportunity. And it quickly arose since the Marseille club should be able to secure the services of Cédric Bakambu . Free from any contract since the end of his adventure in China where his contract with the Beijing Guoan ended on December 31, the Congolese international should commit to OM for two and a half seasons, according to L'Equipe information. Sampaoli convinced Bakambu And according to L'Equipe, Jorge Sampaoli would have had a crucial role in this file since it was his speech that convinced Cédric Bakambu to sign at OM . The two spoke in Spanish and the Congolese international quickly felt that the Argentinian technician really wanted to recruit him. This exchange therefore went very well and this is one of the reasons why Cédric Bakambu agreed to sign at OM . Skip back to main navigation