Olympique de Marseille will loan its star striker Vitinha to an Italian club until the end of the season, franceinfo learned on Tuesday from a source close to the Marseille club.
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Portuguese striker Vitinha, the most expensive transfer in the history of Olympique de Marseille, will be loaned by the Marseille club to Genoa in Italy until the end of the season, management learned on Tuesday January 30 of Sports from Radio France from a source close to OM, confirming information from RMC.
This loan comes with a non-obligatory purchase option of around 25 million euros. Vitinha arrived in Marseille in the winter of 2023 from Braga for 27 million euros, plus five million euros in bonuses. This season he took part in 27 matches in all competitions, for 4 goals and 3 assists.
Ukrainian Malinovskyi definitively sold
Furthermore, Ukrainian international Ruslan Malinovskyi, on loan from OM to Genoa, is permanently transferred to the Italian club, for a transfer fee of seven million euros, indicates the same source. In terms of departures, OM is also looking for a way out in Pape Gueye. The Senegalese international is at the end of his contract next June.
Finally, French international Jonathan Clauss was also put on the transfer list this winter. He will only leave in the event of an offer worthy of his international status. The full-back’s behavior irritated the Olympian board. Clauss, 31, ten caps with the France team, is under contract until June 2025. The transfer market closes on Thursday February 1 at midnight.
