Marseille’s ‘everything must go’ summer lays bare deepening financial crisis | OneFootball

Marseille have entered a drastic summer of sales as a new president, sporting director and coach try to rebuild after last season’s collapse. According to GetFootballNewsFrance.com, the hierarchy were open to offers for almost every first-team player.

Mason Greenwood’s €39 million move to Fernabahçe led the exits, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Deportivo La Corunna. Bilal Nadir left on a free and a deal is set with Manchester City for first-choice goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli.

OM have also agreed to sell Nayef Aguerd to Real Sociedad. Newcastle are targeting captain Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, and CJ Egan-Riley could move to England for up to €10m.

On 17 June, UEFA confirmed a €10m fine, registration limits for Europe this season and a suspended exclusion after OM missed the final target in their 2022 settlement. UEFA also said OM breached the 70% squad-cost rule in 2025.

Romain Molina says owner Frank McCourt has injected more than €700m since 2016 but no longer wants to keep signing cheques, while attempts to attract a minority investor have yet to yield a solution.

“At that point, I understood that we had to sell,” former sporting chief Medhi Benatia said of a January meeting with McCourt and Pablo Longoria, he told France Football. “We knew nothing.”

Molina has also alleged irregularities in transfer handling under Longoria, involving agent Eugenio Botas, the Greenwood sale process and a seven-figure exit payment to Longoria.

New manager Bruno Génésio has accepted the constraints, separating his sporting wishes from the financial demands. He says he arrived fully aware of the situation, knows things can move and stresses the need for stability and patience.

Source: GetFootballNewsFrance.com

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