Adrien Rabiot will be back at the Vélodrome this season with Olympique de Marseille and does not intend to do figuration. In an interview granted this Saturday to Provencethe midfielder spoke for a long time in the 2024-25 season, his choice to stay in Marseille and his ambitions for the next exercise, less than a week before the kick-off against Rennes.
The goal is clear, stand up to PSG, formerly his club.
“Make a big season, to qualify again for the Champions League”he insists. After a solid season which allowed the Phocaeans to find the C1 thanks to their second place in Ligue 1, Rabiot is not satisfied with the role of Dauphin of Paris Saint-Germain. “We will try to do the best possible and to be able to compete with PSG”he says.
However, the midfielder remains lucid in the face of the difference in means between the two clubs. “There is obviously a gap between the colossal budget of PSG and that of OM, but in football, that is not everything. I think we can already try to get as close as possible from Paris ”explains the one who has 227 games in the Paris jersey.
“The best thing was to stay”
Arrived in Marseille last summer to relaunch his career, Rabiot quickly established himself in the workforce of Roberto de Zerbi (10 goals and 6 assists in 31 matches in all competitions), attracting many lusts this year. But he excludes leaving the Marseille club: “The best thing was to stay. It is a real will on my part. »»
Despite “Tendering offers”Rabiot remains attached to the Marseille project: “This is not what attracts me. Here, there is a real project, a great season to do and something to set up. I want to experience emotions, have fun and give our supporters. This is what drives me. »» Rabiot thus begins a new season with OM, aware of the challenges to be met in front of a PSG still dominant in Ligue 1.
