While Olympique de Marseille is currently challenging its Parisian rival, a name has leaked to take over from Jacques Abardonado.
After a spectacular and promising draw won on the pitch of Ajax Amsterdam, Jacques Abardonado tackled his second match on the bench of Olympique de Marseille. A gala meeting with an Electric Classic against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday evening. Will this shock be the interim coach’s last match? Nothing is to be excluded.
While the Olympique de Marseille schedule looks overloaded, with Monaco in Ligue 1 and Brighton in the Europa League on the schedule, Pablo Longoria would continue to explore the market to find a successor to Marcelino in the long term. The president of OM can obviously rely on a powerful network, with a significant contact base in Spain, South America, but also in Italy.
After Tudor, OM could still find happiness in Italy
It is precisely on the other side of the Alps that OM could find their next coach. According to information from Foot Mercato, Roberto Donadoni would have been proposed as manager of the Marseille club. The Italian technician’s entourage would have contacted several Marseille leaders, including Longoria and football director Javier Ribalta. Can this lead be credible? In terms of experience, Donadoni can rely on a well-stocked CV since he was notably coach of the Italian team (2006-2008), in addition to multiplying the clubs in his country, from Naples to Parma , passing through Bologna. His last stint on a bench dates back to 2020, with experience in China, in Shenzhen. To be continued.
