The new OM coach confided the content of his discussions with Pablo Longoria, the Olympian president, to convince him to come to Marseille.
Less than 24 hours after leading his first training session with OM, Gennaro Gattuso found himself at a press conference on Thursday from 5 p.m. at the Robert Louis-Dreyfus center. The Italian technician spoke of the discussions prior to his signing that he had with Pablo Longoria, the president of the Marseille club.
“ I spoke with the president for five hours in two days and the choice was simpledeclared the 45-year-old Italian technician. I had convictions about this club, the only French club to have won the Champions League. It’s a team that has values. »
Pablo Longoria, present in front of the media alongside Gennaro Gattuso, explained in the preamble why he had bet on the former coach of Valencia FC, his last experience ending in January 2023.
“ I considered AC Milan and Naples under Gattuso to be teams that played good football. Gennaro has an interesting profileexplained the Spanish leader. He’s the man for the job, he has the energy, the desire to come, the charisma and the personality. After the first hour of conversation, I had no doubts. »
