The crisis which has shaken Olympique de Marseille since Monday could precipitate the departure of Frank McCourt according to Renaud Muselier, president of the Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d’Azur region and former vice-president of OM.
Olympique de Marseille is (still) in crisis. Following a stormy meeting between representatives of supporters’ groups and management, Marcelino, who arrived three months earlier to replace Igor Tudor, left the club and the Marseille leaders, led by president Pablo Longoria, decided to take action. withdrawal.
The situation has become explosive and many observers fear a departure of the Marseille president. This is the case of Renaud Muselier, president of the Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d’Azur region and former vice-president of the club (1995-97), who spoke with the Spanish leader on the telephone. “ Longoria cannot go back to business as usual. If he has no support in this matter and is thrown out to waste, then he will have no reason to stay.”he said at the microphone of RMC.
And according to the Marseille politician, a departure of Pablo Longoria could lead to another, that of Frank McCourt, the owner of OM. “ If Longoria leaves Marseille, I don’t really see how McCourt will stay,” he said, fearing the worst for the future: “If they leave, it means that this club is incapable of having stability and that the club is unmanageable. »
Renaud Muselier also mentioned the Marseille context, where the “pressure system has always existed”. “When we brought the club back to the first division, we put things in order with everyone in their place. There were no constant dirty tricks,” he explained, adding that the situation was “worse than before”. “We have moved to another stage”he added.
