Tired of waiting for Marcelo Gallardo to deign to respond to his offer, Olympique de Marseille turned to Paulo Fonseca to make him their future coach. But it is far from won.
The track leading to Marcelo Gallardo was brutally abandoned by the Argentinian, who had been running Pablo Longoria in store for several days. Eager to find better than OM, the Argentinian coach did not respond to the latest requests and offers from the Marseille leaders. It was enough for Pablo Longoria, who did not want to completely flatten himself and wait forever for a positive signal from the former River Plate coach. Result, the Marcelo Gallardo track is abandoned, and the priority is now found. Paulo Fonseca is now the proven objective of OM to sit on the bench at the Vélodrome, as his entourage was able to recognize from French Football Weekly.
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This information provides absolutely no guarantee that the Portuguese will settle in Provence, simply because he is under contract with Lille, and that LOSC has no intention of giving up his technician. First of all because the work of the former Roma coach is appreciated in the North and also because there are no plans to look for a coach again to prepare for next season. Nevertheless, OM have made their choice for the moment and will therefore have to discuss with Lille to find out if such an arrival is negotiable, without having to pay a colossal sum to bring him in. The bets are open but the mission promises to be complex, and like last season, Olympique de Marseille could well begin its preparation without a coach, even if Pablo Longoria’s priority is to complete this recruitment before looking into the transfer window thereafter.
