OM: the arrival of Valentin Rongier (Nantes) and the departure of Luiz Gustavo on track – Foot – Transfers

On Saturday, the files Luiz Gustavo and Valentin Rongier, which are related, have made significant progress. On the sidelines of the match between Nantes and Montpellier (1-0), Waldemar Kita, who now talks directly over the phone with his counterpart Jacques-Henri Eyraud, met his player and his representatives. In summary, the president of Nantes reminded that he would not oppose a departure from his environment (24 years, under contract until 2022) and that he could even facilitate by reviewing a little downward position .

Initially, the decision-maker of the FCN wanted between 20 and 25 M € to let him go, a sum very far from the 11 M € bonus offered by the OM a few days ago. "But the positions converge"according to someone close to the file. Rongier, he reiterated to his boss his desire to join Marseille and only Marseille. The middle is determined, as Luiz Gustavo is determined to leave OM for Fenerbahçe. That's what he told JHE, his president, and Andre Villas-Boas his coach.

In the group for the match against Saint-Étienne Sunday, the Brazilian (32 years, 2021) will not go to Turkey if the leaders of Marseille do not recruit Rongier, the only track of Andoni Zubizarreta, the Olympic sports director. Between the Istanbul club and OM, the discussions will continue this weekend but the positions seem very close for a transfer that would be around 7 M € if it is realized.