After the arrival of Ruslan Malinovskyi, Olympique de Marseille could register a surprising second winter recruit from Italy: Hellas Vrone midfielder Ivan Ilic. However, the Serb is only expected to play with OM next season.
The talent Ivan Ilic of Vrone Marseille?
It’s no secret that the president of Olympique de Marseille Pablo Longoria appreciates Italian football and has solid networks in Serie A. Pau Lopez, Cengiz nder, Jordan Veretout, coach Igor Tudor and even the latest recruit Ruslan Malinovskyi… all come from the Boot.
The Marseille boss is also preparing to close a new good deal in the neighboring country: the midfielder, a defensive vocation, from Hellas Vrone Ivan Ilic!
OM will recruit Ilic!
Indeed, this Sunday, the journalist Fabrizio Romano announces that the Olympians are on the point of recruiting the young Serbian talent for this month of January as part of an operation estimated at 15 million euros, plus 2 to 3 million additional bonuses. A surprise on several levels. First of all, the 21-year-old has never been associated with OM until now. And above all, the reigning vice-champion of France was first and foremost looking for an attacking reinforcement this winter to make up for the long absence of Amine Harit.
But a detail can justify this movement: Ilic is not going to join Marseilles from now on! Despite an agreement already found for a contract until June 2028, the native of Niš will end this 2022-2023 exercise under the colors of Vrone. Information confirmed by the regional daily La Provence, even if the two teams still have to settle the terms of this operation: a transfer this winter with a loan until the end of the season or a transfer in effect for next summer. .
A way to anticipate CAS?
On paper, this is an interesting recruitment to satisfy Tudor, who will find one of his former players. One can also wonder if Longoria, with this maneuver, does not seek to anticipate a possible confirmation from the Court of Arbitration for Sport of the FIFA sanction (with a ban on recruitment on the next mercatos) in the Pape Gueye case. . In any case, OM are preparing a nice coup with a particularly talented left-hander!
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