Appointed coach of the OM reserve team last December, Jean-Pierre Papin hoped to take over from the recently ousted Gennaro Gattuso.
If the announcement is not yet official, Gennaro Gattuso is no longer the coach of OM. The Italian technician was laid off by his management and will not be on the Olympian bench for the reception of Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday evening in the Europa League.
To replace him, Pablo Longoria and his teams decided to rely on the experienced Jean-Louis Gasset. The former Ivory Coast coach will sign a four-month contract and will be accompanied by his assistant Ghislain Printant, as well as physical trainer Nicolas Girard. A choice that didn’t only make people happy internally…
Papin was waiting for a sign from Longoria
According to information disclosed by Provence, Jean-Pierre Papin would have liked the place left vacant by Gennaro Gattuso – with whom the current did not work – to be offered to him. Secretly, the former Ciel et Blanc striker (from 1986 to 1992) was already hoping to take over from Marcelino.
Appointed sports advisor to President Pablo Longoria a little over a year ago, Jean-Pierre Papin was replaced in his role by Mehdi Benatia last December. The 1992 Ballon d’Or was not kicked out, however, as he was given the position of coach of the reserve team.
