The Rhone club is desperate to free up some cash for the summer transfer market and is keen on selling want away defender Stephane Mbia
Apart from players who left the club after their contracts expired, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 are yet to sell any player. So far, there has been one arrival (Florian Raspentino) and no departure.
The summer transfer activity of Les Phoceens has been mute to say the least – something the club’s fans never imagined a few years back. Economic recession has hit the club hard and Les Phoceens’ main aim is to reduce the burden on the payroll.
Moreover, the club has to maintain a competitive that can hold off the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, LOSC Lille and Montpellier Herault next season.
The new coach of the club, Elie Baup, is not looking to let go of the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alou-Diarra-c5259. Even though there’s a lot of uncertainty regarding the latter’s future at the Velodrome, Baup
wants him to stay at Canebiere.
However, there’s another man whose future could be sealed in a few weeks. Stephane Mbia has been a driving force for Les Phoceens for the past three years but has never hidden his desire to test his skills elsewhere.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cameroon-c2865 international is keen on leaving Marseille this summer but the club has so far been unable to find a suitor. However, despite his situation, Mbia has maintained his integrity and has never caused any problems to the club’s management.
But OM know that the player commands a high value in the transfer market and is willing to leave the club if a good offer comes. Les Phoceens are also willing to let go of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 FC target Cesar Azpilicueta and now, Stephane Mbia has joined the list.
Vincent Labrune and Jose Anigo value Mbia at 18 million euros – a price that not many French clubs would be able to pay so a move outside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 is something that could be on the cards especially if Marseille show some flexibility in their dealing.
So far, no concrete proposal has arrived for the 26-year-old but with the way the transfer market is going, Marseille are likely to be approached by a club.
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