Ligue 1 special: Players under the radar of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127
The fact that Olympique de Marseille will not be making big-money signings has been well-documented throughout the summer. With the club surrounded by a debt of around 35 million Euros, chairman Vincent Labrune has already made it clear that the club will
not be spending extravagantly for their targets this summer.
However, the club needs to replace a few players and definitely needs to bring in new players who can fit into coach Didier Deschamps plans for next season.
Bettor.com takes a look at some of the players who have been linked with a move to Stade Velodrome and sees if they are good enough to play for Les Phoceens or not.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 (Sochaux Montbéliard)
If the 23-year-old was an unknown quantity before the 2010/2011 Ligue 1 season, his recent performances and especially his dream debut for France a few months ago has made him one of the most coveted players in the French Ligue 1 this season.
Last season, the youngster was Ligue 1’s top assist provider with 17 assists and was one of the best midfielders in France. Though it’s a little too early to start comparing him with France legend Zinedine Zidane and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 star Xavi, the youngster has
a great future ahead of him.
Marseille have been keeping their eyes on the youngster for a very long time and might even make a move for the youngster. With the possible departure of Lucho Gonzalez on the Horizon, Deschamps would need an influential playmaker who could compliment well
with France international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Valbuena-c24690.
The catch!
Though Marseille are willing to make a bid for the talented midfielder, Sochaux are highly reluctant in letting go of the youngster. Reports suggest that the youngster is attracting a lot of interest from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United
which means that Les Phoceens will have to work hard in landing the 23-year-old.
Jeremy Mathieu (Valencia)
The 27-year-old defender has expressed his desire to return to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 in 2009 and since then has failed to cement a starting spot in Los Che side.
Olympique de Marseille are looking to make major improvements to the side’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903
for Marseille if he decides to join the Rhone giants.
The catch!
Jeremy Mathieu’s form has seen an alarming dip in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 which means that signing him could turn out to be a gamble by Didier Deschamps.
Benoit Tremoulinas (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
The 25-year-old left-back has been touted for a move to Olympique de Marseille since the beginning of the transfer window. Following the departure of Nigerian international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Taye-Taiwo-c34728 to Italian Serie A giants AC Milan, Deschamps is looking for a quality
left-back to replace the African.
Benoit Tremoulinas has been a consistent performer for Bordeaux since making his debut for the club in 2007 and would be a valuable addition to the squad. Though Les Phoceens have not yet made a formal offer for the talented defender, a move for Tremoulinas
could be on the cards in the coming days.
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