A few weeks ago, we covered claims from Duje Caleta-Car, who explained he’d turned down a big offer from the Premier League, most likely from West Ham, to play Champions League football with Marseille.
Fast forward to three games into the competition, and the Ligue 1 side have yet to score a goal or pick up a point.
With his dream slowly turning into a nightmare, the Croatian could be asking himself if he made the right choice, especially with his performances taking a downturn in recent weeks.
L’Equipe look at his situation, and explain the West Ham offer that arrived late in the transfer window was ‘hatched’ by Pablo Longoria, Marseille’s director of football, and Stellar Group, his agency.
Ordered to sell some players, the Ligue 1 club’s chief reached out to the usual suspects when it comes to selling French based players to the Premier League, and the Hammers bit.
Instead of succumbing to the money on this side of the Channel, he tried to live out his dream in the south of France.
However, that hasn’t paid off yet and is unlikely to do so, with little to no hope of his club making it past the group stages at this point.
