2024-01-16 19:13:26
A first reinforcement. While the left lane was set to undergo reconstruction with the probable departure of Renan Lodi, the only specialist in the position in the first part of the season, to Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), the Marseille leaders hired the left side of Young Boys this Tuesday Berne Ulisses Garcia for a period of four and a half years. The transfer fee is estimated at around €3M. Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, the 28-year-old was trained in Switzerland then played professionally at Grasshoppers, Werder Bremen (Bundesliga), Nuremberg (German D2) then at Young Boys Berne since 2018.
Cousin of Gelson Fernandes (Manchester City, Saint-Étienne, Rennes, Frankfurt), Ulisses played in all youth categories with Switzerland before making his first selection in A in 2021 (he has 7 caps). With Young Boys Berne, he won 4 Swiss championship titles and played numerous European matches (13 in the Champions League, 12 matches in the Europa League). His experience will not be too much for the Olympians who will play in 3 tables (L1, Coupe de France and Europa League) during this second part of the season.
Despite this acquisition, the Phocaean leaders are still looking for another element in this full-back position. And would not have given up the idea of convincing the Stade Rennais player, Adrien Truffert. OM will face Rennes this Sunday in Brittany for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
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