Roberto de Zerbi gave his version of the facts and answered Véronique Rabiot after the list of transfers of her son Adrien. At a press conference two days before the match between Olympique de Marseille and Paris FC, the Italian appeared marked, but determined to support the decision collectively taken by the Marseille staff.
“It was a compulsory and logical decision!” A situation where the bodyguards which are supposed to defend us from others must separate us … (…) The mother of Rabiot forgot two things: I did not decide alone to dismiss it. On the other hand, I was very alone when I chose to appoint him captain in Paris.
In a year, I had more attention for his son than for Alfredo, my own son. (…) I'm not going to prostitute myself for a player. I do not lose my dignity neither for a match nor for a championship. (…) These are the acts that matter, what we are doing in our work. It was a strong decision but compulsory, we will try to complete the team so as not to regret the absence of Adrien ”.
Roberto de Zerbi admitted that he had discussed with Adrien Rabiot this Friday morning, admitting that the French international midfielder was disappointed with his club's decision to separate from him before the end of the transfer market. The separation seems irrevocable …
