Adrien Rabiot is no stranger to making a strange choice. At 29, coming out of Euro 2024 as a starter for the French team, the midfielder, free after five seasons at Juventus, has not started the season with any club. He even chose to turn down his last suitors before the transfer window closed and players registered for the next European Cup. A total aberration for a player at the peak of his career, courted in Serie A as well as in the Premier League and by Barça.
It is at OM that the player revealed at PSG (he finished his training with the Red and Blue) could sign in the coming days! As indicated by RMC, The Team or the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Rabiot’s entourage (notably his mother Véronique) and the leaders of the Marseille club continue to discuss with the aim of finding an agreement. The club chaired by Pablo Longoria, which does not play any European competition this season, can still register a free player in Ligue 1 like all the other clubs in the championship.
Rabiot with Hojberg, a Champions League midfielder!
To settle in Marseille, the 29-year-old from the Paris region will have to accept a significant pay cut, as he was earning 7 million euros per season with the Bianconeri. His friends have reportedly demanded 8 or even 10 million annually from interested clubs in recent months. By returning to Ligue 1, Rabiot could instead settle for around 6 million euros per year, on a two-year contract. That would suit him… That’s the salary that Jordan Veretout was receiving, pushed towards the exit throughout the summer (and finally sent to OL).
In any case, Pablo Longoria could pull off another big coup after his XXL recruitment that allowed Roberto De Zerbi to build a team capable of challenging PSG for the French championship title. Rabiot, if he is physically operational, could quickly form a very high-level midfield alongside Pierre-Emile Hojberg, the new leader of Olympique de Marseille. Geoffrey Kondogbia, also paid 5 to 6 million per year, would become a simple understudy again. Ismaël Koné, recruited for 12 million euros, would be able to play 10 according to his Italian coach.
