According to various sources, OM and Lens have agreed on the transfer of the 29-year-old French international, expected in Marseille on Tuesday.
After the surprise Luis Suarez late Monday evening, OM should not delay in formalizing a new recruit. Quoting “player’s entourage“, the journalist of France Televisions Mohamed Bouhafsi asserts that a “agreement in principlewas sealed overnight from Monday to Tuesday between the Marseille club and Lens for the transfer of Jonathan Clauss. As is now the custom, multiple media confirmed the information in stride. One year from the end of his contract, we knew that the 29-year-old tricolor international (4 caps) had a good chance of leaving the Sang et Or this summer. We have also talked about several (very) prestigious European suitors, from Manchester United to Chelsea, via Atlético Madrid. Among the vice-champions of France, Clauss will undoubtedly have more responsibilities than he would have had in the clubs previously mentioned… Still according to the same source, the person concerned is expected in Marseille from this Tuesday to satisfy the medical examinations of use, before the expected formalization of a transfer estimated at 8 M €. “The player absolutely wanted to join OM“, we add.
Trained in Strasbourg, the club of his hometown, where he had not been selected, Jonathan Clauss traveled between France and Germany (Vauban Strasbourg, SV Linx, Raon-l’Étape, Quevilly-Rouen, Avranches, Bielefeld) before finally discovering Ligue 1 with Lens, where he landed in 2020 before establishing himself as one of the best right-backs in the championship. Balance sheet? 74 matches, 8 goals and 18 assists in all competitions.