On November 30, 2023, Medhi Benatia was appointed to the position of sports advisor at Olympique de Marseille. The former central defender has done considerable work in favor of the Marseille club over the past year. Particularly over the past summer.
“If I look at the transfer window, it’s a satisfactionthe Moroccan gargled in an interview for 1899 The Mag. Bringing Roberto De Zerbi back to Marseille is huge. The other day, I watch Italy-France, I see Adrien Rabiot score a double and I tell myself that he is playing in Marseille. Rabiot! You take Denmark against Spain. I see Højbjerg captain. Højbjerg! Bringing back guys of a certain level into a squad where everything hasn’t been easy is satisfying. They are strong guys. We laid the first stone. »
Benatia promoted to OM sporting director
Medhi Benatia also took advantage of this long interview to return to the context of her arrival at OM.
“At first I didn’t particularly want to comehe confesses. I told him that I lived in Dubai with my family, that I didn’t see myself returning to France straight away. I talked about it with my family and those close to me, everyone was divided. I took the time to think about it, it took almost a month. But the family told me to go if I wanted to. »
After the end of his playing career, the native of Courcouronnes converted to a players’ agent by setting up the Klan Soccer structure. According to radio information
RMCthe former Bayern Munich player will soon be promoted to the position of sporting director. He is preparing to sign a contract for a period of two and a half years, modeled on that of Roberto De Zerbi.
