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OM sale: Saudi prince closes deal, fuse sold?
Published on January 19, 2024 at 6:30 am
Renan Lodi stayed in Marseille for only six months. The Brazilian player signed with Al-Hilal for 23 million euros. A remarkable sum for a player, certainly a starter from the start of the season, but one who is not among the world’s elite. But according to Jerome Rothen, the deal may have links to the supposed sale of OM, which is being prepared behind the scenes.
l’Om Couldn’t say no. Bought for €13 million last summer, Renan was sold to Lodi Al-Hilal For a further €10M. A transfer that takes the Brazilian player to fifth place for the biggest saleOm. So obviously, this transfer raises questions. Apparently Saudi Arabia has the financial power to carry out such an operation. But when the links between the state andOm There has been a lot of talk in recent days, with some media digging deep and questioning the role of Rajkumar Al Waleed bin Talal.
Al Waleed bin Talal still in the game?
The latter is the ownerAl-Hilal. Also Al Waleed bin Talal Not an unknown name. A few years ago, he was cited to hold this positionOm has Frank McCourt. Since then, nothing until this transfer Renan Lodi. According to team football, By deliberately increasing the price of this transfer “ Debt reduction of the Marseille clubs”. Ex of PSG, Jerome Rothen It also questions the true intentions of the Saudi prince.
Rothen wonders about this file
” To me, there was a lot of bla bla talk about selling OM. But apart from that here, the message sent today, I’m not talking about 4 years ago, it’s very easy to say that I told you 4 years ago, that we are in fiscal balance, there we will create a little additional value of €. 4M. Perhaps it is also to say that we are preparing for a sale because we are going to recover the sorrel and there will probably be a sale behind it. » he assured. Advertised for sale for more than three years.
