If there’s one transfer from the January transfer window that really hasn’t worked out, it’s Olivier Ntcham’s loan from Celtic to Marseille.
Arriving in the south of France under the label of the “reason why André Villas-Boas resigned”, the French midfielder tried his best to make everyone forget this, but his performances haven’t been up to scratch.
Taken off at half-time in the last three games he’s started, the Celtic loanee has struggled to keep up with his fully fit teammates when called upon, with his lack of game time at Parkhead during the first half of the campaign really taking its toll.
There is still time to turn things around under new manager Jorge Sampaoli, but La Provence, over the weekend, reckon it could all already be over for the player.
Signed on loan with an option to buy of around €6m, the Celtic man is now likely to go back to Scotland, as the local newspaper explain ‘a return to Celtic seems to be drawing itself despite the clause that accompanies’ the deal.
Marseille, down their end, are trying to get Amine Adli from Toulouse to try and replace him, with club president Pablo Longoria already meeting the youngster to let him know he’s in his plans going forward.
