Silence is broken. Discarded from Olympique de Marseille at the end of August after an altercation in the locker room, Adrien Rabiot had not yet delivered his version of the facts. It is now done. Taking advantage of the French team gathering in Clairefontaine, the Neo-Milanese granted an interview to RTL and M6 to return to this end of adventure as brutal as it is unexpected. Cold, and after digesting the events, the midfielder delivered a testimony imbued with bitterness and misunderstanding.
“Incoming and a form of betrayal”
The words are strong and reflect a deep injury.
“The end is bitter because there is misunderstanding and a form of betrayal”he said, assuring never “Not understand” The Marseille management decision to place it on the transfers list. For him, the altercation with Jonathan Rowe, the starting point of the crisis, did not justify such a radical sanction. He insists: ” I have never been someone violent, I don't want to be bad words about me. »»
Rabiot feels that his image is soiled
Beyond sporting eviction, it is the attack on its image and its reputation which seems to mark it most. “What matters to me is that we don't lie about me, that we are not talking about a person that I am not”, he asked, defending himself from being an underestimated or disrespectful player. Executive of the team last season, he feels that he was unjustly pushed towards the exit, and that the club used this incident to justify his departure.
“They betrayed me”: the rant of Adrien Rabiot against the management of OM
No regrets in its path, but a “bitter” end
Despite this abrupt end, Adrien Rabiot assures not to deny his past year on the Canebière. “I am ultra-content from my adventure in Marseille. I had a lot of fun ”, he said, greeting the “Incredible fervor” Vélodrome and a city “Who vibrates for OM“. Positive memories that make the rupture all the more difficult to accept. He keeps the support of supporters in mind, which he continues to receive
“Many messages”, But the feeling of ” treason “ dominated.
Meanwhile, OM turned the page
This speaking, if it allows Adrien Rabiot to deliver his truth, intervenes in a context where Olympique de Marseille seems to have perfectly digested his departure. Currently second in Ligue 1, the men of Roberto de Zerbi have found a new balance and continue the good performances. If the bitterness of the player is legitimate, his attacks may slide on a club which has proven, on the field, that he could advance without him. The page is turned in Marseille, not yet quite for Adrien Rabiot.
