OM has completed the departure of Ismaël Koné!

OM is particularly active in these first weeks of transfer window. In the sense of arrivals since the start of this transfer window. Angel Gomes, CJ Egan-Riley and Facundo Medina landed on the Canebière. The first two arrive at the end of the contract while the Argentinian is loaned by the RC Lens (paid loan of € 2 million) with obligation to purchase. We must also reduce the workforce and the departures of Luis Henrique at Inter (€ 25 million), Quentin Merlin (€ 13 million) and Valentin Rongier (€ 5.5 million) in Rennes and from Pau Lopez to Toluca (€ 4.8 million) go in this direction.

It is still far from over. A departure is expected in the next few hours, according to our information. It is Ismaël Koné. We are able to assert you that the Canadian environment is on the way to being loaned to Sassuolo. The two clubs agreed on a paying loan of € 2.5 million with an obligation to purchase (in the event of maintenance) up to € 10 million. OM also retains a percentage on a potential resale. The player must even take the direction of Italy today to finalize this movement.

Koné expected in Sassuolo in the coming hours

Arrived a year ago from Watford for € 12 million, the 23 -year -old has never managed to put himself in tune in Marseille. Shaken in his habits, he was criticized for an attitude that is not always optimal in training. There were even tensions with Roberto de Zerbi, disappointed with his performances and his commitment when he bet a lot on him. After 9 appearances in all competitions in the first part of the season, Koné ended up being loaned to Stade Rennais on the second half.

In Brittany, he played much more, 13 appearances in total (for 2 goals and 1 decisive pass) whether under the leadership of Jorge Sampaoli, then Habib Beye who took over from the ephemeral Argentine coach. Nor is it enough to convince the Stade Rennais to remove its purchase option. It was necessary to find him a new exit door and it was towards Italy that OM looked. Courted by Roma, Bologna or Parma, it is towards Sassuolo that the Canadian will try to revive. Management failed with this summer sent by the reserve at the start of the school year, as we revealed to you.