For years now, the French first league team, Olympique Marseille, has been the only team in France that provides some resistance to the powerful Paris Saint-Germain. A few times, they were not that close, but on several occasions, the Marseille club was actually the only one that had something to answer the mighty team from the capital.”Everyone is afraid of PSG”And it’s still like that, even though the title race is nearly over. Paris Saint-Germain has a large advantage over Marseille, but the team from the Velodrome won’t give up on the title they haven’t won in over 15 years.Still, it seems that Olympique is keeping pace with the Parisian club in yet another segment. Believe it or not, if we look back a few years and examine the signings made by both teams, we see that Olympique regularly brought in players with the same name or surname as the Parisians. Anyway, let’s get to the point and start with the freshest signings, that is, players who are currently active in both teams.Official, confirmed. Luis Enrique signs as new Paris Saint-Germain on two year contract. ✅🔴🔵 #PSG pic.twitter.com/6InYNJqGrA— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 5, 2023 🔵⚪️✍🏻 Luis Henrique has signed new deal at Olympique Marseille valid until June 2028. pic.twitter.com/UtmVSWUE37— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 23, 2024 The strategist of the current league leaders, Luis Enrique, signed with the team in early July 2023. On the other hand, just 5 months later, a player from Brazil named Luis Henrique joined Olympique. Moving on, in August of the same year, when Paris Saint-Germain reinforced their team with a new coach, Bradley Barcola joined from Olympique Lyon. The contract was signed on August 31, 2023. On the other hand, a player who is a product of Olympique, Darryl Bakola, signed his first professional contract a year later. As with the previous pair, both are still with their respective clubs.📝 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: PSG have signed Bradley Barcola from Lyon on a five-year contract. €45M fee.(Source: @PSG_Inside) pic.twitter.com/jA6XIZ6Caz— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 31, 2023 📝 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: 16-year old Darryl Bakola has signed his first professional contract with Marseille! ✍️💙🤍The u17s France star was courted by major European clubs, but has decided to stay. 💎(📸 @OM_Officiel) pic.twitter.com/B6K5lJAWFG— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 3, 2024 Goncalo Ramos is currently a regular starter for Luis Enrique’s team, and he signed his contract on the first day of 2024. Guess what? A year later, a player named Luiz Felipe Ramos joined the Marseille club.If you thought this was the end, you were mistaken. Both teams at one point had players named Vitinha. The Parisian version arrived at the club in 2022, while the Marseille version came two years later. However, after Marseille, Vitinha continued his career at Genoa, where he currently plays.📝 DEAL DONE: PSG have signed Vitinha from Porto for a fee of around €40m on a five-year contract. (Source: @PSG_English) pic.twitter.com/kDwhJsBNon— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 30, 2022 Vitinha to Olympique Marseille, here we go! Deal is in place for fee in excess of €30m — Vitinha will be in Marseille in the afternoon to sign the contract 🚨⚪️🔵 #OMDocuments are being prepared — OM are waiting to get it signed but they’re ahead of English clubs for Vitinha. pic.twitter.com/g9zVBpp6WI— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2023 The same applies to Nuno Mendes and Nuno Santos. The first signed with the Parisians in early July 2022, while the latter did the same a few weeks later. Coincidence? We wouldn’t say so.##NAJAVA_MECA_8789835##
