Olympique de Marseille identify possible ‘replacements’ for star left-back Taye Taiwo
With the imminent departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Taye-Taiwo-c34728 has been attracting a lot of interest from some of the best
clubs in Europe and Marseille management fears that they will not be able to keep hold of their prized asset if a lucrative offer is tabled for his services in the upcoming summer transfer window.
Replacing Taiwo would not be an easy job. The Olympian club has been looking for a possible replacement for the Nigerian. If Taiwo does eventually leave the Canebiere club this summer, Olympique de Marseille would be left with a big hole in their defence.
In order to give themselves some cover, the Rhone club are now scouting Swedish international, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-Wendt-c28792. The 25-year-old left-back is currently on the books of FC Copenhagen.
Marseille scouts have been tracking Wendt for several months now, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Reto-Ziegler-c30895 has been added to the scouting list to increase the options. Ziegler is a Swiss international and is currently plying his trade in the Serie A with the beleaguered outfit,
UC Sampdoria.
Furthermore, Ziegler’s contract at the Tuscany club would expire this June and the Genoa based club are increasingly unlikely to offer a new contract. Ziegler was offered a contract by his current employers but the Swiss International turned it down.
However, Marseille are likely to face stiff competition for the player’s signature, as SS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 have been monitoring Zeigler for a long time now. Furthermore, it is believed that Ziegler is also keen on staying in Serie A if he leaves Sampdoria. Needless
to say, Marseille have a hard transfer battle on their hands come the summer transfer window.
With nothing certain about Taiwo’s future at the club, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 management are keen on finding a replacement at the earliest. The aforementioned replacements would both bring quality and attacking intent to the defence.
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