“Zerbi’s Surprise”
Without a coach since the end of Jean-Louis Gasset’s interim period with Olympique de Marseille, the Marseille club is about to recruit Roberto De Zerbi for its bench next season! Like the placard Provence this morning it’s “ the surprise of De Zerbi. The Italian coach beats Conceiçao to the punch. While Sergio Conceiçao was tipped to join the Marseille club, the Olympian leaders, tired of waiting for his decision, finally opted for the Brighton coach. Renowned for the beautiful game played by his teams, Roberto De Zerbi is very close to signing for three years. A great coup pulled off by Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia. “A real coup that the Marseille leaders are in the process of pulling off, who must now come to an agreement with Brighton on compensation of €6 million. For the newspaper The Team“ De Zerbi, is the new bet. Sergio Conceiçao’s moods drag out the series, OM tries to attract the Italian, leaving from Brighton. This initiative should have a successful outcome in the coming hours », confirms the sports daily. In the meantime, it’s the Marseille city that’s on fire!
Haaland is happy at City but…
In England, the future of Erling Haaland is still causing a lot of ink to flow! Under contract until 2027 with Manchester City, he has a release clause of around 200 million euros, which will come into force this summer, and it is a real danger for the Mancunian club’s project. For the Manchester Evening NewsHaaland would not have “ not totally in the mood for City. If he is happy with the skyblues, he could also leave “, the local daily says. And that makes the leaders tremble… But her agent, Rafaela Pimenta, wanted to calm the ardor of one and all, as the Daily Mirror : ” Haaland is happy at City. She insists the Norwegian goal machine is happy at Manchester City – after claiming he is on course to earn more than £1billion during his career. Rafaela Pimenta has rejected suggestions he could leave the Etihad this summer amid concerns that a €200m buyout clause in his contract can be triggered by foreign clubs. City are hoping to persuade the 23-year-old to sign a new contract in the coming months which would allow them to renegotiate the clause. And Pimenta has confirmed he is fully committed to the Premier League champions.» Same story for the Daily Star who adds another layer: “Erling Haaland has a billion reasons to stay at Manchester City ” Just convince him!
The Euro fascinates the crowds!
In Germany, we are looking forward to welcoming Euro 2024 which begins this evening! And the national team dreams of a fourth coronation in this competition, as theAbendzeitung from Munich this morning. Germany has “ four assets » to succeed in its mission. “ After the triumphs of 1972, 1980 and 1996, the selection must win this competition again», Judges the local media. But overall, all of Europe is getting carried away. THE Daily Telegraph highlights the Scottish supporters who have invaded Munich since yesterday. “The Tartan Army marches on Munich. Bavaria wears blue for the opening of the Euro », rejoices the English newspaper. THE Daily Record highlights the Scottish selection which can be “heroic” from this evening. Spain has the same ambitions as Germany and dreams of a fourth coronation in the competition, as shown in the poster A.S. on its front page this morning. In Belgium, The last hour estimate that “Devils must dream bigger» during this Euro! Finally, in Italy, country of the reigning champions, we want to attend “the Euro of dreams» as put forward La Gazzetta dello Sport ! In short, all of Europe is on fire for this competition which will keep us in suspense for a month!
