Posted November 1, 2021 at 6:00 am by AM
Loaned by AS Roma this summer, Pau Lopez seems to have gained the upper hand over Steve Mandanda, especially since his call option now has to great chance of being lifted.
This summer, one of the priority objectives of the OM was to recruit a new goalkeeper And for good reason, the contract of Yohann Pelé was due to expire and he had to be replaced . But Jorge Sampaoli did not just want an understudy for Steve Mandanda , but a goalkeeper to put the French international in competition. Indeed, the Argentinian technician wants a goalkeeper with a very good kicking game, which is not the main quality of Mandanda . With this in mind, OM obtained the loan of Pau Lopez from AS Roma .
Pau Lopez impresses
And the Spaniard seems to have gained the upper hand. Launched during the trip to Monaco on September 11, Pau Lopez has not left his post and has just completed 11 games in a row in the goals of OM . Therefore, he clearly seems to have gained the upper hand over Steve Mandanda and the situation has little chance of being reversed as Pau Lopez is gaining momentum and stringing together successful performances. Bad news for the Frenchman who will find it difficult to regain his place, especially since the option to buy the Spaniard will be automatically lifted after a certain number of matches played. Therefore, Steve Mandanda is probably going to have to face Pau Lopez for some time yet …