Marseille face winter sale of Paixão as DNCG pressure mounts
With the DNCG demanding a wage‑bill cut and owner Frank McCourt refusing further funding, Olympique de Marseille will have to sell in the winter transfer window. TransferFeed president Stéphane Richard, sporting director Grégory Lorenzi and coach Bruno Genesio could agree to offload Brazilian winger Igor Paixão (Paixao) as early as January.
Premier League interest
The 26‑year‑old enjoys strong interest from the Premier League, where clubs are said to be ready to spend around €30 million for his services. Such a sale would bring a sizeable fee and ease Marseille’s salary commitments. He was already linked last summer despite a €30 million Sunderland bid, yet he has managed only two Ligue 1 goals this season.
Other high‑earners such as Pierre‑Emile Højbjerg, Nayef Aguerd and Amine Gouiri have been named but the Olympian staff refuses to let them leave, viewing them as core to the squad. Consequently they will be retained at the expense of Paixão. The club now awaits official offers to reach Grégory Lorenzi and must decide whether to weaken its attack to safeguard the accounts.