Marseille president says Bruno Genesio was close to breaking point over Igor Paixao sale | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille president Stéphane Richard says Bruno Genesio came close to breaking point as Igor Paixao’s sale was considered late in the window.

It was a fraught summer at OM, with every player effectively up for sale. Mason Greenwood, Facundo Medina, Geronimo Rulli, Leonardo Balerdi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all left.

Despite those exits, the club were unable to invest due to DNCG and UEFA constraints. As deadline neared, further departures were discussed, including Paixao, amid talks with Sunderland and reports of Genesio’s strong opposition.

“Bruno wasn’t blackmailing and saying that if so-and-so leaves, then I am leaving, too, but we weren’t far from the breaking point with Paixao. I campaigned for Paixao to stay. If I hadn’t intervened, he might have left. In the end, the decision was (Frank) McCourt’s (Marseille owner). He made the effort,” said Richard. He was speaking on RMC Sport’s Rothen S’Enflamme.

Amid the exodus, Paixao is now seen as the key figure at the Vélodrome, a status the Brazilian must now assume.

Source: GetFootballNewsFrance.com

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