Seventy-five million reasons to stay calm
Villarreal have already written the next chapter, just in case. Foot Mercato report that the Spanish club have added Amine Gouiri to their shortlist should Georges Mikautadze move on before the window closes. Marseille have heard nothing official yet.
The Yellow Submarine are not sitting still. With the Georgian’s future still unresolved, they pushed his release clause up to 75 million euros. Frighten the buyers, buy yourself time, find the replacement quietly.
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A first season at OM that split opinion
Eleven goals and five assists in 28 appearances across all competitions. For a first full campaign at Marseille, the Algeria international’s return is respectable without ever demanding attention.
Which is precisely why his name keeps surfacing. His market value holds up, and his standing at OM is not untouchable enough for anyone to slam the door. A La Liga side with European football to fill fits him well enough.
There is a neat symmetry here too. Gouiri and Mikautadze came through the Lyon academy in the same age group. Villarreal would be swapping one for the other from the same production line, with a comparable attacking profile and the same grounding in Ligue 1.
Everything hinges on the Georgian
Nothing moves until Mikautadze’s situation resolves itself. That 75 million clause makes his exit improbable, barring someone arriving with a wild offer in the closing days.
Marseille have no fire to put out today. That could change fast if a club decides Villarreal’s number is worth paying.
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