At the French Deadline Day
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There was some confusion on Monday evening when Amar Dedic was introduced to Olympique Marseille. The French presented the defense lawyer won by the Austrian runner -up Red Bull Salzburg and claimed to have also secured a purchase option. Curious about the matter: In the simultaneous sentence of the Salzburg, the word loan was not mentioned. “Amar Dedic changes (…) with a buyback clause,” it said.
After transfer expert Fabrizio Romano had repeatedly reported on a loan transfer in the course of the negotiations, the surprise was then great. The ÖFB then brought a little more information, in which Dedic was registered as a permanent departure to France. The details that came to light via “Krone” and “Salzburger Nachrichten” became even more beautiful.
Dedic, which is assessed at a market value of 15 million euros, therefore changed to Marseille for a transfer of just 1.5 million euros. At the same time, Salzburg secured a buyback option of only 100,000 euros. However, the clause can only be activated if Dedic plays less than half of all possible games at Olympique until summer. Otherwise, the French have to pay more bonuses over EUR 10 million.
In the course of the evening, the two clubs involved in the transfer then adapted their messages: Salzburg added the word “Fix” in the announcement, while Marseille removed the part with the supposed loan. The reason for this confusion became known a little later.
The Salzburgers agreed shortly before the transfer with AS Rome on a loan including the obligation to buy Lucas Gourna-Douath (21). This transfer in turn resulted in RB that the contingent of the players awarded. If Dedic, as initially planned by Marseille, had been moved to France with a purchase option, the later and significantly more lucrative departure of GOURNA-Douath, which could bring in up to 18 million euros, would be due to the maximum loan that has been in effect since 2024 was no longer possible.