They bring in players with the same names as PSG!?

For years now, the French first league team, Olympique Marseille, has been the only team in France that provides some resistance to the powerful Paris Saint-Germain. A few times, they were not that close, but on several occasions, the Marseille club was actually the only one that had something to answer the mighty team from the capital.

"Everyone is afraid of PSG"

And it’s still like that, even though the title race is nearly over. Paris Saint-Germain has a large advantage over Marseille, but the team from the Velodrome won’t give up on the title they haven’t won in over 15 years.

Still, it seems that Olympique is keeping pace with the Parisian club in yet another segment. Believe it or not, if we look back a few years and examine the signings made by both teams, we see that Olympique regularly brought in players with the same name or surname as the Parisians. Anyway, let’s get to the point and start with the freshest signings, that is, players who are currently active in both teams.

The strategist of the current league leaders, Luis Enrique, signed with the team in early July 2023. On the other hand, just 5 months later, a player from Brazil named Luis Henrique joined Olympique. Moving on, in August of the same year, when Paris Saint-Germain reinforced their team with a new coach, Bradley Barcola joined from Olympique Lyon. The contract was signed on August 31, 2023. On the other hand, a player who is a product of Olympique, Darryl Bakola, signed his first professional contract a year later. As with the previous pair, both are still with their respective clubs.

Goncalo Ramos is currently a regular starter for Luis Enrique’s team, and he signed his contract on the first day of 2024. Guess what? A year later, a player named Luiz Felipe Ramos joined the Marseille club.

If you thought this was the end, you were mistaken. Both teams at one point had players named Vitinha. The Parisian version arrived at the club in 2022, while the Marseille version came two years later. However, after Marseille, Vitinha continued his career at Genoa, where he currently plays.

The same applies to Nuno Mendes and Nuno Santos. The first signed with the Parisians in early July 2022, while the latter did the same a few weeks later. Coincidence? We wouldn’t say so.