Born in Gassin, in the Var, David Ginola is deeply attached to his southern roots. However, his favorite club is PSG. Consequence of his three years spent with the capital club in the early 90s.
But for Jean Pierre-Papin, David Ginola would just as well have brought happiness to Olympique de Marseille, the enemy club. “
David, for me, was one of the strongest players I have ever seen. I bitterly regretted that he never went through OM. Because I think he could have set the Vélodrome on fire,” he confided this Thursday to the microphone of RMC.
The former Toulon player has revealed in the past that he was close to joining OM on two occasions. “I had two opportunities. The first time, I preferred to come to Paris and, the second, I played in England, he explained in particular to
Sports Daily in 2020. But it would have been interesting being from the South. We made a family tree and I realized that all my descendants are from Marseille on my father's side! There is therefore a fairly strong link with the Marseille city. »
No problems between Parisians and Marseillais?
According to the former Ballon d'Or, despite the France-Bulgaria episode in 1993 and especially the immense rivalry between OM and PSG, “There was never a problem with David, never the slightest problem. » This rivalry between the two clubs, so palpable during their clashes, would never have been extended to the French team.
“Honestly, there has never been a problem between Parisians and Marseillais in the locker room. There were a lot of things in the newspapers, but in no case did we, the players, have any problems,” he further assured. His former partners in the French team do not necessarily have the same memories of this period…
