Roberto De Zerbi is maybe a ‘thrid-tier‘ coach, as legendary Fabio Capello branded him recently, but Olympique Marseille is buzzing. The Italian tactician signed a three-year contract with the French giant and the fans are excited to see a young, intriguing manager taking over. As for De Zerbi, he will finally have a proper pressure on his back, as Brighton and Sassulo are nowhere near Marseille, whose fans are not just fiery, but also want their club to be the second placed (at least) all the time. So, the Italian is determened to change the squad for his liking and the midfield and attack areas are crucial to him. Currenty, his eyes are set on Arsenal‘s Eddie Nketiah and he has an ‘ally‘ in his former player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Translated from FrenchAubameyang has told Eddie to join Marseille privately 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/8emqKzR700— Don Nketiah🇸🇳🇸🇳 (@Don_Eddie14) July 31, 2024 The Gabon striker was Gunners‘ captain and played at the Emirates between 2018 and 2022, scoring 92 goals before manager Mikel Arteta stipped him off captaincy and shipped him over to Barcelona. He was the main scorer for Marseille last year but moved to Saudi Arabia (Al Qadsiah) last month. And not only De Zerbi sees Nketiah as an ideal replacement for Auba, but the Gaboneze striker also thinks that. According to The Telegraph, the 35-year-old is trying to convince one of his former team-mates to make the move across the channel and leave the north London club. Also, the Gabon star posted an image on X, and an OM fan urged him to convince Nketiah to join. He replied, “Already done“. De Zerbi is so eager to snatch Arsenal striker! OM sends improved proposalNketiah, who started just 10 Premier League games for Arsenal last season and is down the pecking order. Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz are ahead of him at the moment, and if Arsenal buys another foward, things will get even worse. But Arsenal already rejected one offer from Marseille and even if the player is persuaded to move one, the matter of fee still remains problem number one. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8242054##
