Arriving only a few months earlier in Marseille, Renan Lodi is already preparing to leave OM. But it is the astronomical offer transmitted by Al-Hilal, the Saudi club where Neymar plays, which reshuffles the cards. An opportunity that the Brazilian and the Marseille club apparently couldn’t resist.
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However, everything suggested that Lodi was in for the long term in Marseille. Permanently transferred from Atletico Madrid this summer after a successful loan, the 25-year-old left back saw himself finishing his career in the sky and white jersey, seduced by the city and the sporting project. He had signed for five years, demonstrating his motivation.
🚨🔵🇸🇦 Official, confirmed. Renan Lodi joins Al Hilal on loan with obligation deal from Olympique Marseille.
Contract until June 2027, OM to receive fee in excess of €20m. pic.twitter.com/31a3VmSCQO
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 17, 2024
But that was without counting on Al-Hilal’s financial offensive. The Saudi club would have offered the tidy sum of 22 million euros to recruit Lodi this winter, an amount difficult to refuse for OM in search of liquidity. Even if the player had not shown himself to be transcendent in Marseille, his early departure remains a surprise.
