If Paris Saint-Germain finally followed him out last season by winning the Champions League, Olympique de Marseille will forever remain the first French club to have lifted the “big ears cup”. For decades, OM has fascinated and unleashed passions. Among supporters of course, but also on the side of the players. A former house, Bafétimbi Gomis spoke on the subject.
The former tricolor international had a career as a prolific scorer in Ligue 1. First passed by AS Saint-Etienne, he took the direction of the Lyon neighbor before going to try his luck across the Channel on the side of Swansea. And it was after this English experience that he decided to return to France, direction Marseille. A decision that he did not regret. Almost a decade later, he returned to his choice of the time.
Former OM striker during the only 2016-2017 season, Bafétimbi Gomis was marked by his Phocaean episode.
In an interview granted this Sunday on a daily basis
The teamGomis was notably invited to quote what he considered to be his best career choice. “To go to Marseille. It was the decision that relaunched me. This is a choice that I feared because I also returned to my native region, but OM was a real revelation. »» A paid option for “La Panther” which found a second breath under the colors sky and white.
Gomis felt very strong at OM
“This is where I felt the strongest in my career by also being captain. I asserted myself as a leader. I also understood that I could exceed the twenty goals bar regularly. »» However, the former striker now forty -year -old has not stayed more than a season at OM. He then flew to Turkey and Galatasaray. He will then wear the colors of the Saudi club Al-Hilal and that of the Japanese front Kawasaki team before hanging up in 2024.
After an experience as a consultant, Bafétimbi Gomis currently has a manager of manager with FIFA. He also continues to travel a lot to Senegal or Saudi Arabia, not to mention Turkey.
