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Chapter one · read the club

Olympique Marseille,read in full.

Bruno Génésio's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · below its rivals
The best of them, Jeffrey De Lange, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Olympique Marseille in strength the best option there is typically worth .
Second need · central midfield · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Angel Gomes, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Olympique Marseille in strength the best option there is typically worth .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Mile Svilar
Club
Associazione Sportiva Roma
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Associazione Sportiva Roma in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .
Senne Lammens
Club
Manchester United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Manchester United in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .
Caoimhín Kelleher
Club
Brentford FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Brentford FC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Toulouse in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Toulouse sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. A move that can happen: RC Lens sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Leo Kokubo
Club
Sint-Truidense VV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sint-Truidense VV in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sint-Truidense VV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Kaique Pereira
Club
CD Nacional
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of CD Nacional's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Vladislav Torop
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Jeffrey De Lange () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: central midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Habib Diarra
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier League. He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .
Jacob Ramsey
Club
Newcastle United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, left midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
In style he is in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed and the top for share of duels won ( league season). He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .
Matías Soulé
Club
Associazione Sportiva Roma
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, right winger, second striker · left-footed · cm
Why him
In style he is in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for dribbles completed, the top for chances created and the top for shots ( league season). He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at central midfield. We expect him to play of Olympique Marseille's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Arthur Avom
Club
FC Lorient
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Ligue 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Lorient sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Kévin Danois
Club
AJ Auxerre
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Ligue 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. A move that can happen: AJ Auxerre sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
Club
LOSC Lille
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Ligue 1. He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. A move that can happen: LOSC Lille sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Olympique Marseille. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Terry Devlin
Club
Portsmouth FC
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Championship. He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Portsmouth FC's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Jun-ho Bae
Club
Stoke City
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Championship (ahead of ). He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Stoke City's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season.
Henrique Carmo
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Amine Harit () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of PFK CSKA Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Olympique Marseille today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Olympique Marseille
league points · Olympique Marseille
league goals scored · Olympique Marseille
league goals conceded · Olympique Marseille
recent league results, oldest first · Olympique Marseille
appointed head coach of Olympique Marseille · Bruno Génésio

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Olympique Marseille v Le Havre

Olympique Marseille win

Draw

Le Havre win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

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