Leverkusen Signs Argentine from Marseille

French giants Marseille, under pressure to reduce their wage bill, have sold Argentine international Facundo Medina to Bayer Leverkusen.

"The club thanks Facundo Medina and wishes him all the best for the remainder of his career," Marseille posted on their social media channels.

The Argentine defender has signed a contract with Leverkusen until 2031. According to French media, this transfer will bring approximately 20 million euros to the 1993 European champions.

Marseille was fined 10 million euros by UEFA for financial fair play violations and must control its player salary expenditure. The club is expected to make further outgoing transfers before the end of the summer.

"We need to change our model. The model of spending heavily on players who stay for only one season does not yield the expected results, especially not financially," stated OM's new president, Stéphane Richard.

Marseille has already parted ways with English forward Mason Greenwood, who moved to Fenerbahçe, and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who will continue his career at Deportivo La Coruña.