He is among the most cited technicians – with Bruno Genesio – to take over from Habib Beye on the OM bench from next season. Christophe Galtier enjoys good popularity with the new management of the Marseille club embodied by Stéphane Richard. And his personal news now pleads in his favor.
Like Genesio who has already announced his intention to leave LOSC, Galtier will not complete his Saudi contract with Neom SC if the local press is to be believed. Only eighth in the Saudi Pro League this season, the club from the new fashionable city in the kingdom failed to meet its objectives and compete with the country’s flagship quartet placed under the aegis of the PIF, the Saudi public investment fund.
While his lease runs until June 2027, Christophe Galtier will not stay forever in the Middle East, he who has been there since 2023 and his departure from PSG, first to take charge of the Qatari club Al-Duhail. A return to Europe would be preferred in terms of the continuation of his career. And why not a real return to basics?
The local asset guarantee
A native of Marseille, the person concerned played for OM for four years as a defender (from 1985 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1997); he even began his second professional life there as a strategist, deputy to Bernard Casoni during the 1999-2000 financial year. Facing Bruno Genesio, his perfect knowledge of the Marseille environment is certainly a major asset.
“ He showed it, wherever he went in Ligue 1, he was successful. So he has the chance to coach Olympique de Marseille, why not?blows on RMC Christophe Dugarry.
Afterwards, it’s going to be an adventure, he has to prepare himself. Everything he imagines is going to be ten times worse. You go into an unimaginable experience, into something sometimes unreal.
(…) I have the impression that Christophe Galtier is a little more equipped for that, because he knows the context. »
