We knew of the tense relations in recent times between Jean-Pierre Papin and the management of OM, the coach of the reserve, leader of his group in National 3, being tired of the interference of the professional unit in the management of its workforce. The matter, however, would be more serious than expected, well beyond the simple incompatibility of moods.
According to L’Equipe, an investigation was launched within the Marseille club, via an independent firm, after the Ballon d’Or contacted human resources to report facts resembling moral harassment. In JPP’s sights, Ali Zarrak, the head of Pro 2, the entity created this year in Marseille to create a link between the most promising reservists and Roberto De Zerbi’s professional squad. The same one who recently had trouble with Chancel Mbemba.
Without a proven link at this time with the discomfort felt by Jean-Pierre Papin in the context of his duties, the former French international has recently filed a complaint for threats suffered in front of his home – intimidation made by an unidentified biker who motivated a procedure against X, with the support of the Olympian management.
