OM will seek to recruit in a less risky manner this summer, a sign that the Longoria period is well over. The Todibo trail has everything good.
Benjamin Pavard and Leonardo Balerdi are the two highly anticipated starters this summer, but we will still need to line up people in this position when we resume. This is why the Football Club de Marseille site suggests taking an interest in Jean-Clair Todibo. The defender trained at Toulouse FC, who had failed to win at FC Barcelona where he arrived very early, then had a chaotic career. Loaned to Schalke and Benfica without convincing, he took off in Nice, who bought him for 16.5 ME in 2021 before reselling him for 40 ME in 2025.
But at West Ham, the one who became a French international has not really taken off. He even found himself relegated to the Championship after the descent of the Hammers. The ideal time to take action and look for the central defender whose value has dropped to around 20 ME.
More than the transfer, the problem is especially likely to be caused by the salary of the West Ham player. In London, he earns 4 million euros net per year, which would already put him among the very high salaries of the Provençal club. Not obvious at a time when Frank McCourt strongly invites Stéphane Richard to save money at all levels.
