what Ruslan Malinovskyi will bring

This Monday at the end of the afternoon, Olympique de Marseille recorded the arrival of Ruslan Malinovskyi from Atalanta Bergamo: “ Olympique de Marseille today announced the signing of Ukrainian international Ruslan Malinovskyi from Atalanta Bergamo. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder arrives in the Marseille city in the form of a loan with an option to buy following the success of his medical examination. He is the first Olympian rookie of the 2023 winter transfer window “.

It was a long-standing track since already last summer the Ukrainian attacking midfielder had almost joined the Marseille city. It is now done. In a sector cut off from Gerson (Flamengo), Luis Suarez (loaned to Almeria) and Amine Harit (injured until the end of the season), he was the priority.

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But what will he bring different in this end of the season. Igor Tudor was delighted and listed the positive points at a press conference on Monday: “ he is strong in the last thirty meters, a good vision of the game, a good foot, a good shot, I like his way of interpreting football. For the rest we will see what will happen in the next few days if it is an attacker or a reinforcement behind the point “.

An observation shared by Pau Lopez, the Olympian goalkeeper: “ I played against him in Italy. He is a very strong player, he hits the goal very well. He is a player who can help us in our style. He is a good quality player, he runs a lot on the pitch, it will be very good for us “.

An entry into play against Troyes?

What stands out from this is that he looks like a sketch of a player made for the Igor Tudor way of playing. An offensive element very comfortable in the last meters, able to hit hard on goal or being excellent at the last or penultimate pass. He is the player who can bring goals, which the Croatian coach wanted.

But that’s not all. As explained by Pau Lopez, the Ukrainian is an element who runs relatively a lot, especially when losing the ball when it is necessary to engage this famous counter-pressing dear to Igor Tudor. It’s a style of player that the Croatian who has just arrived does not have. And it is possible that we will see him this Wednesday against Troyes at the Stade de l’Aube.