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According to reports in French media, Ligue 1 giants Olympique de Marseille are poised to sign AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 star Jeremy Menez.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international has been linked with a move away from the Italian capital for a long time. However, it appeared initially that Paris Saint-Germain were favourites to sign the 24-year-old Roma man.
However, it now seems that Les Phoceens are set to surprise everyone by stealing the march on Menez’s suitors by signing the highly-rated midfielder.
Though it has been suggested that Marseille’s financial problems are forcing the club to sell a few players in order to make funds for new transfers, it now appears that the club is willing to defy its recent policy by signing Menez.
With the club looking to make a few changes to the squad that finished second in the Ligue 1 standings last season, Didier Deschamps is keen to make improvements and has identified Menez as one of those players who could arrive at the Stade Velodrome this
season.
The recent revelations are surprising indeed as Jeremy Menez himself declared his desire to play for PSG a few weeks ago. The Frenchman was quoted saying that the new PSG project intrigued him. Though it still remains to be seen whether Roma would be willing
to let go of the talented winger or not as new manager Luis Enrique is looking to keep the youngster at the club.
Furthermore, Menez recently admitted that he could even stay at AS Roma for one more season which would mean that the youngster could be involved in a transfer saga between two or three clubs this summer.
Since his arrival at AS Roma from AS Monaco in 2008, Menez has made 82 Serie A appearances for the Lupi and has scored seven goals.
Last season the former Sochaux man was criticised a lot by the fans and experts for his performances. The youngster was also attacked by a group of angry fans who threw stones at his car. This could also play a major factor in the youngster’s decision to
leave the club where he has developed into one of the most promising wingers in Europe.
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