The file was resolved in the blink of an eye, very early this Friday morning. Pending departure for several days, France Bleu Loire Océan has learned that Quentin Merlin had finally obtained the approval of FC Nantes to join Olympique de Marseille. On Canebière, a four and a half year contract awaits the Pornicais, provided that the 21-year-old left back passes the traditional medical examination.
A replacement already found for the Canaries
So the game of musical chairs worked. While pessimism began to spread among the player’s clan and the management of Olympique de Marseille, FC Nantes has reached an agreement with a left back – Massadio Haïdara and Bruno Onyemaechi were particularly targeted by the club in recent days, so that he could compensate for the departure of the training midfielder, replaced by Antoine Kombouaré, under whose orders he won the Coupe de France in 2022 .
An indisputable starter for almost three seasons, Quentin Merlin had been losing ground for several matches. But this neither called into question his place in the Canary XI, nor in the typical team of Thierry Henry, who made him one of his executives with the Bleuets, in the perspective of the Paris Olympic Games. This status, and the player’s potential, allowed the Yellows to sell it at a high price, around 12 million euros, bonus included.
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