According to La Provence, the former OM striker is expected to become coach of Martigues, bottom of Ligue 2.
Currently in charge of the OM reserve, Jean-Pierre Papin could pack his bags in the coming days. According to La Provence, the 1991 Ballon d'Or is expected to sit on the bench of Martigues, currently last in the Ligue 2 championship and who has just parted ways with Thierry Laurey.
“JPP” will first have to terminate its contract with the Marseille club, which should not put obstacles in its way after the tensions that have arisen in recent months within the Marseille organization.
At the beginning of November, Papin told La Provence that he deeply disagreed with Ali Zarrak. “I have a problem with a certain person (Ali Zarrak). I don't hide it. I am a coach and I cannot accept that this person chooses my replacements. At one point, things clash. Everything is compartmentalized“, he confided, believing that the situation “couldn't last.»
The former Marseille striker would have, according to La Provence, started discussions with the leaders of the Ligue 2 club and pleaded for the arrival of his Mexican assistant, Efrain Miranda (31). A request refused by the management of the FCM which would like to place a more experienced technician, Maxime D'Ornano, even if nothing is done.
Papin, who began his career with FC Bassin d'Arcachon, notably managed RC Strasbourg (2006-2007), Lens (2007-2008) and Châteauroux (2009-2010).
