Negotiations between OM and Marcelo Gallardo for the coaching position seemed hazy and disconcerting. They are progressing slowly, but above all the two parties are expressing two very different stories for the moment. And the worst-case scenario is now evoked, the Argentine press even evoking a firm and definitive refusal.
Was a war of bosses brewing at OM between Pablo Longoria and Marcelo Gallardo even before the start of a collaboration, or has the Argentine coach already refused to become the coach of Marseille? This negative end, we take the path slowly, but surely. Contacted to take the post of coach of the Marseille club, Gallardo is meticulous in the negotiations and especially in his requests. He does not expect to reach any condition. As usual, Pablo Longoria listens and tries to adapt to the coach. Nevertheless, it is impossible in his position as president of OM to accept everything. He wants to remain the boss of the Olympian club and he shows it, including in an increasingly strange communication between the two parties.
OM-Gallardo communication war
The agreement is far from perfect when an agreement seemed imminent in fact between Gallardo and the Marseille club. This can be seen in the way both sides describe the current situation. As L’Equipe evokes, everyone wants to show that they are the decision-maker capable of closing the file. ” A kind of communication war has started between the two parties in recent days even before the start of a collaboration, which is not necessarily a good sign. The clan of the Argentine technician leaked the idea that he had not yet decided when the Marseille leaders replied that they had not yet made their choice, understanding between the lines that they were indeed the last decision-makers. asks the French sports daily.
🚨💣 ¡GALLARDO NO SERÁ EL DT DEL OLYMPIQUE DE MARSELLA!
Marcelo Gallardo communicated them to the leaders of Olympique de Marsella that he requested the offer to serve as the new technical director of the French team. El Muñeco agradeció la propuesta y desde su entorno deslizaron que el… pic.twitter.com/WFxATFm80Y
— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) June 17, 2023
We finally came to doubt the arrival of Marcelo Gallardo at OM in such a context. L’Equipe understood this well, expressing doubts about the announced signing of the Argentinian. And, in the night from Saturday to Sunday, the signals all turned red at once. The very serious Argentinian sports site TyC Sport announces that El Muneco informed Pablo Longoria that he refused his offer to become the coach of Olympique de Marseille and that his decision was irrevocable. In other words, the dream of a large part of OM supporters has suddenly collapsed, and Pablo Longoria can already look into other avenues, the Marseille president having two names in mind to succeed Igor Tudor.
