Didier Deschamps would have closely followed the Jonathan Clauss file at OM, strongly criticized by his management.
The Jonathan Clauss case has caused a lot of noise in Marseille in recent weeks. Pushed towards the exit at the very end of the winter transfer window, the former Lensois, under contract until June 2025, ultimately remained in the Marseille city for lack of offer. It must be said that the French international was criticized for a lack of investment as well as behavior considered ” boundaries “ in the locker room.
“I arrived in November. I was warned about players whose behavior was sometimes borderline. Jonathan (Clauss) was one of those players”Mehdi Benatia, advisor to Pablo Longoria, recently told Canal+, and added: “We had a problem, but he’s back. He has a contract for another year and a half. We didn’t want to take him out for the sake of taking him out, that’s not it at all, we noted that he wasn’t playing at his level, he was received several times by the coach about behavioral problems, he knows why. »
Deschamps counts on Clauss
Despite the criticism expressed by the OM management against the 31-year-old right-back, the latter would remain in the favor of Didier Deschamps. The coach “didn’t miss a beat” of the soap opera, advances the daily The Team this Wednesday. The former OM coach even spoke to the player on the phone several times to discuss his situation at the club.
The sports media adds that “DD” feared that Clauss would end up in the closet for the end of the season, he who would count on the player for Euro 2024. Indeed, the contenders for this right-back position in the French team are few in number. And between Jules Koundé who is going through a complicated period with Barcelona and Benjamin Pavard who has been placed back in the middle, the Marseillais has a real card to play.
