It’s now official, Igor Peaceao is an OM player. The club published a video yesterday to confirm the signature of the most expensive recruit in its history. A few hours earlier, the former Brazilian club had also announced the transfer to a press release and via a farewell video highlighting the best achievements of the winger.
“The Feyenoord reached an agreement with Olympique de Marseille for the transfer of Igor Peaceão. The 25-year-old Brazilian winger was under contract with Feyenoord until mid-2029, but will immediately leave Rotterdam for the coastal city of the south of France in order to evolve in Ligue 1 “he wrote.
“Three years ago, Feyenoord took me to Europe, where I hoped to break as a professional footballer. It was a resounding success. I won several trophies here and I developed here, both as a player and on a personal level. This is why I now feel ready for the next step. A new and wonderful challenge awaits me at Olympique in Marseille, France and Europe,“Said the player there.
It then becomes, by extension, officially the most expensive recruit in the history of the club, which arrived for 30 million euros + 5 of bonuses after an exceptional season on the side of the Netherlands (18 goals and 19 assists, all competitions combined) whose spectacular images were compiled by the 3rd of the last season of Eredivise.
Olympique published this Friday an announcement video of the arrival of the pocket winger who will have a few weeks to prepare to have to endure this burden in front of the Marseille audience, forfeit for the friendly match against Seville this Saturday. The date of its unavailability due to muscle injury is not known.
Nevertheless, the man who was torn from Leeds after harsh negotiations with the Dutch leaders has already been entitled to a taste of the enthusiasm that surrounds his arrival in Marseille with a first crowd at the Civil Aviation of Marignane on Thursday.