Everything has definitely been going very quickly at OM for some time now. After changing its sporting policy drastically, constrained and forced it is true by the football authorities, the Marseille club undertook an in-depth restructuring of the different strata composing it. Off the field of course. New president, new sporting director, new coach… and executives who were only recently dismissed.
This is the case of Bob Tahri who left Marseille on the sly these days, as revealed by L’Equipe which had confirmation of the information from the Olympian management. According to OM, the two parties agreed to “end their collaboration” while the person concerned was the subject of an internal procedure.
Complaints for moral harassment
Recruited in the winter of 2024 by Medhi Benatia who saw in him a super steward for the players and their families, the former 3000m steeplechase specialist has gradually gained stature. To the point of taking on the role of sports coordinator, but with somewhat rigid methods which earned him backlash within the professional locker room.
Increasingly involved in the life of the group, a real relay in particular between the reserve and the pro group, Bob Tahri ended up carrying a lot of tension. To the point of triggering an investigation against him for moral harassment after complaints from several employees. Since this summer, he had been gradually excluded from the first team while officially retaining his functions. This is no longer the case.