Ligue 1 special: Jury out on Olympique de Marseille stars Souleymane Diawara, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charles-c8808 Kabore and Andre-Pierre Gignac
While archrivals Paris-Saint Germain are willing to spend huge sums in the transfer market this summer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 might be looking to spend the money more wisely than their capital counterparts.
The departure of Jean-Claude Dassier has reportedly given the club in the hands of coach Didier Deschamps in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899
international’s contract has been extended until the summer of 2014.
Time to shake things up
After a relatively mediocre season considering Les Phoceens’ high standards, Didier Deschamps would definitely be looking to shake things up at the Stade Velodrome ahead of the next season. General consensus among the Marseille faithful is that the Frenchman
will definitely be looking to offload a few players who have not proved to be good enough for the Rhone giants. Bettor.com takes a look at some of those players for whom the jury is still out.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Souleymane-Diawara-c33850
The central defender from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 is an impressive player physically but was not a modicum of consistency in the now-concluded 2010/2011 Ligue 1 season. Reports suggest that Didier Deschamps was clearly not impressed by the 32-year-old this season. Though
his presence in the dressing room is undeniable, the same can’t be said about his performances. The former Charlton Athletic man is no more as quick as he was four or five years ago.
With Deschamps desperately looking for a new centre-back, Diawara might be relegated to the bench next season or might leave for another club where he is guaranteed regular playing time. However, Deschamps might also look to keep the former Sochaux man as
his experience is still important to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904.
Chances of departure: 50%
Charles Kabore
For more than a year, Didier Deschamps has been known to be looking for a quality defensive midfielder, something he did not have this season. Though the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Burkina-Faso-c2862 man’s 2010/2011 season can be considered a breakthrough season, general feeling at the
Rhone district club is that the youngster might never be good enough to play for Les Phoceens. Furthermore, reports suggest that Alou Diarra might leave Bordeaux to join Marseille and the move might see Charles Kabore go the other way.
The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alou-Diarra-c5259 would surely mean curtains for Kabore’s career at the club. However, the youngster would definitely not be club-less as the likes of Stoke City and Bordeaux are hot on his heels.
Chances of departure: 80%
Andre-Pierre Gignac
Last summer, Marseille paid Toulouse 16.5 million Euros for the services of France international Andre-Pierre Gignac. However, the Frenchman turned out to be a major disappointment and scored only eight Ligue 1 goals in his debut season at the Rhone-district
club. Furthermore, the striker’s commitment has been questioned many a times since his arrival to the Stade Velodrome and Didier Deschamps’ patience might reach a point where he would consider offloading the player.
However, selling the player might not be a good idea as Marseille would never get any profit from the sale so Gignac might be given another chance to prove his worth next season. Currently, Gignac is already behind Loic Remy in the pecking order. With Marseille
linked with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, Gignac might find it hard to break in to the first-team next season and will have to do way better than he did in his first season at the club.
Chances of departure: 20%
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