OM decided in favor of Gennaro Gattuso on the bench. Eric Di Meco assures that another choice was possible.
In crisis, OM remains no less attractive. Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Roberto Donadoni, Oliver Glasner, Julen Lopetegui, many coaches have offered their services or have been proposed to the Marseille management these days to fill the void left by Marcelino a week ago, after the improbable quarrel between the Olympian staff and club supporters at the Commanderie.
This Wednesday, after seriously considering repatriating former PSG coach Christophe Galtier, Pablo Longoria validated the enlistment of Gennaro Gattuso, allowing the 45-year-old Italian to sign a one-year contract today, more an optional season. A choice which inevitably causes debate in the Marseille city. Especially since it could have been otherwise according to certain observers.
Sampaoli was hot
On RMC this Wednesday evening, Eric Di Meco said that you didn’t necessarily have to look far to find an OM-compatible technician. “ There are former coaches who moved to OM and who wanted to come back even though we were told they left because of the supporters. On the last two (Igor Tudor and Jorge Sampaoli, editor’s note), one was contacted and the other wanted to come back. Sampaoli would have come on foot too », Says the former Olympian full-back.
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Resigning in July 2022 – which forced OM to hire Igor Tudor in a hurry, in the middle of summer preparation – Jorge Sampaoli has since had a chaotic experience at the head of Sevilla FC. Today in Flamengo, Brazil, the person concerned benefits from a lease running until January 2024 but could be sacked shortly – due to lack of results – according to the Auriverde press.
