At the heart of a disappointing season at all levels, Olympique de Marseille intends to restore its image in the months to come.
A disappointing place in the soft underbelly of the ranking, an elimination in the Coupe de France and sluggish content at each outing: Olympique de Marseille is going through a delicate period. The Marseille club’s bad luck even led to a crisis meeting between players and supporter groups.
The objective is clear: general remobilization, at all levels. Rachid Zéroual, head of the South Winners, commented on this meeting. “A simple, logical and I hope effective meeting. I hope there will be some response, some bite and that they will react to our discontent. It makes sense after the latest results. We cannot be satisfied with what we have seen. Especially since before Lyon, there had been Monaco and matches played with numerical superiority where we ended up drawing matches or even where we almost lost them. »
OM must raise the bar… before a very turbulent summer
Zéroual continued his remarks by evoking the very unique context of Marseille. “With a full stadium, with the enthusiasm in this city and the love that everyone has for OM, we expressed to them the pain and suffering in which the Marseillais have found themselves for years. And there they hit the nail on the head, they are torturing us. We made them understand that they were livid and that we would have liked them to realize that the stadium is full for every match..
If OM must therefore save the furniture this season to secure a place in the top 4, the summer promises to be particularly hot in the Marseille city. The hypothesis of Pablo Longoria’s departure has gained weight. What about Frank McCourt? Can the American businessman sell the club? An amount of 400 million euros has been mentioned for a sale. A few months ago, the regional media France Bleu Provence indicated that a certain Zinédine Zidane would be ready to take up the challenge of OM if Saudi Arabia gave him the means to build a team that matched his ambitions.
An intermediary drops a little bomb on the future of OM!
This week, lawyer Didier Poulmaire took the floor to take stock of this matter. “ Yes, they are probing me, he confided on RMC. I am subject to professional secrecy so I cannot say more. We know my proximity… There is always noise around. More important discussions at the moment? No. » Words that have the effect of a small bomb. The next few months will be decisive.
