Olympique de Marseille fail to lure Serie A giants AC Milan striker Antonio Cassano – Ligue 1 News
AC Milan striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 Ligue 1 giants, Olympique de Marseille, according to reports in French media. In need of an additional striker, Les Phoceens are on the search since the start of the summer transfer window
in June.
Didier Deschamps, coach at Stade Velodrome, is looking forward to selling Lucho Gonzalez for a good price as it would provide Marseille the funds required for the transfer of Cassano. The end of transfer window is drawing near and Les Phoceens cannot wait
for Lucho’s situation to resolve.
According to reports from Italian sports journal, La Gazzetta dello Sport, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 had approached Antonio Cassano for a move. The Bari-born striker considered the offer with his agent Beppe Bozzo and refused. There was a possible chance for
Cassano to join Marseille as Massimiliano Allegri, coach of Milan, prefers Pato, Robinho and Ibrahimovic over him.
Marseille have contacted several strikers including Fiorentina's http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 29-year-old Italian striker has also attracted interest from Bundesliga side, Wolfsburg, and Serie A sides, Fiorentina and Genoa.
The former Real Madrid player has declined all offers from his suitors and has decided to stay in Milan. Cassano would rather stay in Italian championship and be hopeful for a regular starting spot amidst http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robinho-c31382 and Ibrahimovic in the upcoming 2011/2012
season.
Marseille have three weeks left to find a perfect striker in the transfer window. Another option is to find a striker from their youth academy who will be able to perform during the current campaign.
Didier Deschamps will be disappointed with the turn of events as his team has started the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign with a draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Sochaux-Montbéliard-c39217. Low on funds, Olympique de Marseille are looking to regain their lost title this season and prove
once again that they are one of the best teams in France.
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