Olympique de Marseille would have tried to loan a defender from Chelsea this summer. However, Mehdi Benatia would not have managed to complete the deal for a surprising reason.
Olympique de Marseille wanted to achieve another success. According to The Team, Mehdi Benatia tried to convince Chelsea to loan Wesley Fofana. The French international is a fan of OM and has never hidden his ambition to play there one day. However, the calls from the Moroccan leader would have gone unanswered, neither the club nor the player wanted to part ways.
Since then, Enzo Maresca has made Fofana one of his base men. The French defender only plays one match per week in order to be fully ready before the second part of the season. His coach is counting on him and does not want to see him get injured again.
At the same time, Marseille could be tempted by a medical joker. The Phocaeans saw Valentin Carboni injure his cruciate ligaments during the international break. The Argentinian international could be absent for six months, data which has not yet been confirmed by either OM or the Federation.
Thus, a lack is felt in the midfield in the number ten role. The southern management has the opportunity to recruit either a player free of any contract or an element playing in Ligue 1 to compensate in January. The Paul Pogba rumor might come true, who knows?
