While the file surrounding the sale of Olympique de Marseille accelerated following the revelations of David Berger, Matthias Mantheghetti defended the very notable exit of his former colleague.
The saga of the sale of Olympique de Marseille recently experienced a new twist. While Marseille supporters could have doubted the Cassandres announcing for several months the imminence of the transfer of the Olympian club, David Berger, recognized journalist from Canal+, completely relaunched the file by affirming that the outcome was very close, even suggesting a possible conclusion as soon as January.
This announcement provoked numerous reactions, with some expressing serious doubts about the sources of the journalist from the encrypted channel. But Matthias Mantheghetti, a former colleague of David Berger, came to his defense, saying he had to be confident to deliver such information. “ Concerning David Berger’s comments, he is someone who does not have to ask for authorization since he is a very well-respected journalist in the football world and at Canal+ in particular. He has been a commentator on Canal+ for 30 years, so he is one of the top commentators, he confided to SportMed. He made these remarks during a program that did not only talk about football, but he had this information on the sale of OM during the previous days, so he decided to give it and he does not need to ask anyone to do it.»
“ It surprised me that it was him, because basically he’s not someone who is around clubs for information like the transfer window. I know him very well, and if he allowed himself to say this knowing what was said around the sale, it is because he is sure of himself, he insisted. If this is not confirmed, we should definitely not believe that he did this for the buzz, because he is comfortable in his position and he does not need to be talked about. He doesn’t need to put himself in danger, he just shared his information, and he may have underestimated the effects on OM supporters. He told me about it. »
