Posted on November 13, 2021 at 11:30 am by Arthur Montagne Loaned to Cagliari and Benfica respectively, Kevin Strootman and Nemanja Radonjic have had a more than complicated start to the season. So much so that OM could quickly see their two undesirable return, forcing Pablo Longoria to already manage these two hot issues. This summer, Pablo Longoria has not been idle, recruiting no less than 11 players. Among them, five landed in the form of loans namely Mattéo Guendouzi , William Saliba , Amine Harit , Pau Lopez and Cengiz Under . It must be said that taking into account the economic situation of the club, OM favored this type of operation allowing to postpone expenses as was the case with Pol Lirola and Leonardo Balerdi . But in the opposite direction too, the Marseille club was forced to lend some unwanted rather than sell them. Thus, OM loaned four players, namely Dario Benedetto (Elche), Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg), Kevin Strootman (Cagliari) and Nemanja Radonjic (Benfica). But while the players arrived in the form of loan shine at the OM , the same cannot be said of those who left. So much so that a future return is already expected. This is particularly the case for Kevin Strootman . Recruited in 2018 at a request from Rudi Garcia , for 28M €, the Dutch midfielder is a drag on the finances of OM given his huge salary. A situation that did not make it easy for Pablo Longoria to find him a way out. However, after six promising months at Genoa , Kevin Strootman saw Cagliari push for his loan this summer. But everything does not go as planned as explained by the journalist of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Francesco Velluzzi . “It’s one of the biggest disappointments of the start of the season. He's got a problem with his knee, that's obvious. And when he's absent, there is no specific medical justification. He was supposed to be a benchmark for the team, but he's very disappointing. Now, Mazzarri’s mission is to assess the profiles of the players available to see who can stay in order to save the season and ensure maintenance. Strootman starts from very, far away. Once this assessment is made, the coach will decide in agreement with the managers. It will then be necessary to see what are the technical modalities to end the loan ”, he assures in the columns of Provence. Consequently, the OM , which continues to cover between 60 and 70% of the Dutchman's salary, could see Kevin Strootman return as early as this winter, which will oblige < strong> Pablo Longoria to find a new solution, which the president of OM would have gone well. Especially since at the end of the season, the Marseille club could see another undesirable return, namely Nemanja Radonjic . On loan to Benfica this summer, the Serbian international has a purchase option of around € 8m which will be exercised according to a number of matches played. Problem, Jorge Jesus , the coach of the Portuguese club, does not seem to rely on the former Red Star Belgrade player who only played 5 met. Far from being enough to unlock the option to buy. Pablo Longoria will therefore have to manage two sensitive files in the coming weeks … 
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