Very active on mercato, Olympique de Marseille has hit hard this summer as Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid, €13M), Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atlético de Madrid, €8M) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea, free) have already landed in the south of France. OM is launched on the Iliman Ndiaye file (Sheffield United), the situation has become complicated but it remains open.

Nevertheless, Javier Ribalta, the Olympian sports director and his president Pablo Longoria are exploring other avenues to strengthen the defensive sector. One of them leads to the Championship and notably to Watford. At the club since the summer of 2019 and a €30 million transfer from Stade Rennais, Ismaïla Sarr (25 years old) defends the Hornets' colours with bravery.

Last year, he scored 10 goals and delivered 6 offerings with the London squad. A successful exercise for the Senegalese winger who also won the last African Nations Cup with the Teranga Lions. Contacts are present between Olympique de Marseille and the English club and this is taking shape. Note that this track is not incompatible with the Iliman Ndiaye file that continues.