“My jersey number was chosen”, the shattering revelation of a former OM target

If Olympique de Marseille was very active during the month of January, not everything was successful during this winter transfer window. The transfer of an attacker thus failed at the very last moment.

With the arrivals of Ruslan Malinowski, Azzedine Ounahi and Vitinha, Olympique de Marseille has strengthened its position in recent weeks. The Ukrainian midfielder has already shown great things with the Skies et Blancs jersey. If the Moroccan and the Portuguese have not yet proven themselves, optimism remains in order.

Another talent, however, could have come to fill the workforce of Igor Tudor. Sardar Azmoun was indeed very close to signing up with the Provençal team. In an interview with the Iranian Football Federation and spotted by Foot Mercatothe Team Melli striker delivered crisp details on this last-minute failure.

“The deal was canceled at the last minute and I stayed at Bayer Leverkusen”

“My transfer to Olympique de Marseille was a done deal, almost 100%. Even my shirt number was chosen, the deal was canceled at the last minute and I stayed at Bayer Leverkusen.” thus told the former player of Zenit Saint Petersburg. The Iranian Lionel Messi, as he is nicknamed, has therefore remained in Germany. Since the start of the season, the native of Gonbad-e Kavus has not yet found the net with his current team and does not play very regularly (only three starts in the Bundesliga).

Despite this little hiccup, OM have had a very good season and have had a string of good results since the end of the World Cup. Second in the championship, Les Ciels et Blancs can still dream of the title. With this in mind, the reception of PSG this Sunday evening at the Vélodrome promises to be decisive. In the event of victory, the Bouches du Rhône team will return to just two lengths behind the Parisian leader.