Marseille director reveals how they came close to signing AC Milan’s Athekame
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31-second readAC Milan full-back Zachary Athekame is enjoying a prolific start to the season with Olympique Lyonnais. The Swiss player, who was signed by Milan from Young Boys last year, joined the French side on a straight loan for this season, giving him the opportunity to play more regularly and develop in an equally competitive environment.
His start has been very encouraging, so much so that Athekame has earned a call-up to the senior Switzerland national team and made his first appearances for the side.
Meanwhile, ' L'Équipe ' interviewed Marseille sporting director Gregory Lorenzi , who revealed that Olympique de Marseille had come close to signing Athekame before the player opted for Lyon.
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AC Milan full-back Zachary Athekame is enjoying a prolific start to the season with Olympique Lyonnais.
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Milanreports.com · rumour · 2026-10-09 11:20 UTC
Marseille director reveals how they came close to signing AC Milan’s Athekame ↗
AC Milan full-back Zachary Athekame is enjoying a prolific start to the season with Olympique Lyonnais. The Swiss player, who was signed by Milan from Young Boys last year, joined the French side on a straight loan for this season,
OffsAIde · reported · 2026-10-07 13:27 UTC
Lorenzi says Marseille held talks with Zachary Athekame before Lyon loan ↗
Olympique de Marseille endured a bleak summer, offloading major assets and making no signings after commitments to UEFA and the DNCG, which safeguarded Europa League participation but restricted business.Sporting director...
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