At the end of his contract with OM in 2021, Florian Thauvin has not yet received an offer of extension from Marseille officials.
It must be said that for Jacques-Henri Eyraud and Andoni Zubizarreta, this dossier is complex in many respects. Florian Thauvin is one of the five highest paid players in the Olympian workforce with a salary of around 400,000 euros monthly. Given the current economic situation, it is obviously difficult for Marseille to offer a player enjoying such emoluments to extend. But for OM, the stake is enormous since if Jacques-Henri Eyraud does not activate, Florian Thauvin will leave for a ridiculous amount (between 10 and 20 ME) this summer or even worse, free of any contract in June 2021 Thus, the management of Marseille has decided to act in the thorny Florian Thauvin case, according to information from 10 Sport.
The media reveals that the future of the French is the priority file of the transfer window for Jacques-Henri Eyraud, who wishes to congratulate Florian Thauvin for his flawless frame of mind and his remarkable performances for more than two years. Consulted by his management, André Villas-Boas was obviously positioned in favor of an extension of the contract for the French international, especially since the OM coach did not really have the chance to lead Florian Thauvin for now since the former Bastiais has just returned from an ankle injury which kept him away from the pitch throughout the season. Beyond rewarding the player, Jacques-Henri Eyraud wants to take advantage of a possible contract extension to boost the market value of Thauvin, if ever clubs were interested in a transfer in the coming years. In recent weeks, many Spanish (Seville, Valencia) and Italian (Rome, AC Milan) interests have been mentioned for Florian Thauvin. It remains to be seen whether the 2018 world champion will be excited by the idea of extending or whether he will favor a free start in a year.
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