OM are about to overtake everyone to afford the promising Ivan Ilić

Olympique de Marseille wants to strengthen its midfield. Currently third in Ligue 1, the Marseille club is still in the fight with RC Lens for second place, and why not, to dream of a title of Champion of France. This winter, Pablo Longoria and the Marseille management have already registered the arrival of Ruslan Malinovskyi, from Atalanta Bergamo, in the form of a loan with an option to buy. And the Ukrainian has already seduced its leaders.

But Olympique de Marseille is already preparing for the future. And especially in the midfield position. This Sunday, the Italian press announced that OM were close to overtaking Torino to offer themselves the promising player from Hellas Verona, Ivan Ilić (21). This central, also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, was increasingly close to committing to the Garnets of Torino. But the arrival of OM in this case is changing the situation.

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Still according to various Italian media, the French club entered into the negotiation between Hellas Verona and Torino to offer the Serbian midfielder. Information that we can confirm to you, stating that Verona is asking for 15 million euros, plus bonuses, for its player. For the moment, the Marseille club would like to enlist him by leaving the player at Hellas Verona until the end of the season and will arrive in June at the Commanderie. An asset that has worked in favor of OM in this case, since the Gialloblu, 18th in the Championship, are currently playing for maintenance in Serie A and do not want to weaken this winter.

But beware, because Torino remains active on this player, recruited in 2017 by Manchester City and loaned, then sold to Hellas Verona in 2021. Author of an assist in eleven Serie A matches this season, Ivan Ilić had been selected by Dragan Stojković to participate in the 2022 World Cup, with Serbia, and had played 34 minutes in the first match lost against Brazil (2-0). A great hope for Serbian football, who could therefore come and lend a hand to OM next season.