Leaving from Lille, after five years spent in the jersey of the Dogues, Angel Gomes can be considered as the first of rope, he who is the subject of a total principle agreement and will be officially inducted into OM on 1East Next July. But it is another Englishman who becomes this Saturday The very first official reinforcement Marseillais in this 2025 offseason.
“” Olympique de Marseille is pleased to announce the signature of Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley. The defender, international 22 -year -old English hopes, signed up with the Olympian club after the success of his medical examination », Can we read today in a press release from the Marseille management. This while the interested party is currently competing in the Euro hopes with England of a certain Jonathan Rowe.
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“” Native of Manchester, CJ Egan-Riley is trained in Manchester City and successively plays in all the youth teams of the club. Righting central defender, he started with professionals during a meeting of English cup league in September 2021, at only 18 years old. A few months later, he even knew his first tenure in Champions League under the orders of Pep Guardiola, against Sporting Portugal, in March 2022, before being recruited by the Burnley FC “, Fool where.
Still several defenders expected at OM
And to continue: ” Loaned successively in the Scottish Premier League at the Hibernian FC, then in Eredevisie at the PSV Eindhoven, he returned to Burnley in 2024/2025, a season which sees him perform a particularly successful exercise, playing almost all the matches (41) in a defense having conceded only 16 goals in 46 games. Solid and skilful raising, the powerful 22 -year -old English defender is one of the artisans of the historic season produced by Burnley and closed by a second place, synonymous with premier league accession. “”
However, CJ Egan-Riley, describes as ” versatile and capable of evolving both in the axis and on the right flank of defense “, Did not wish to prolong his adventure in Burnley, or even give in to the sirens of West Ham who until the end tried his luck in this file. As OM was able to do while the promising defender initially seemed to head to Strasbourg, satellite of the planet Chelsea via the Blueco consortium. Other defensive elements are expected in Marseille this summer. At least one left axial and two side.
