Mercato. FC Nantes: Quentin Merlin, Anant Rah

Quentin Merlin didn’t need to set foot in the Volcanic Velodrome stadium to experience the emotional lift surrounding the Olympique de Marseille. It is not connected to the ball, but to the story of the transfer with twists and turns. Because, at this point, Pornicao is still not sure that he will one day set foot in the lawn and white jersey of Boulevard Michelet in the sky. At Canebière, we’re keen to play extra time on an internally divisive issue. If the young Canary remained the priority of the Marseille staff, in the commanding offices, certain voices were campaigning for other avenues to advance.

Before releasing his left side, FC Nantes continues to repeat that it intends to first find his replacement, accordingly to control the market and not find itself in a crisis situation. As written in our column on Wednesday, the Nantes leaders have made good progress on Masadio Haidara. They secured the 31-year-old Malian international’s contract on Thursday, after convincing RC Lens of the transfer for 1.5 million euros.

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All lights looked green, except for the Lensois board, which is in a similar situation to the Jonellier. Not necessarily a seller initially, he has to deal with the far left lane. Fatout Moussa is out of contract, Deaver Machado is recovering from adductor surgery. As a result, Sang et al announced that they would finalize the operation after replacing, and also finding, a left axis defender instead.

This impasse has not only vexed Om’s leaders. That Quentin had run out of Merlin’s patience, tired of experiencing the roller coaster and worried about standing still. According to our information, the international Espoir announced that he is not fit to play in Reims this Sunday. Jocelyn Gorvanek understood how this transfer failure could weaken Pornicas, which is never a good sign in a team launched into maintenance operations.

FC Nantes, who can hope for 12 million euros, reactivated the summer trek last night. That leads to Nigerian left-back Bruno Onyemachi, under contract with Boavista and currently at CAN, an explosive 24-year-old full-back. FCN also made a first offer of three million euros, which is not far from what was expected by the Portuguese club (€3.5 million). Enough to test your nerves again.