Mercato – OM: Big twist for Rabiot, he says it all

Mercato – OM: Big twist for Rabiot, he says it all
Mercato – OM: Big twist for Rabiot, he says it all
Dan Marciano

Editor

With a Master’s degree in international law, I realized at the end of my university studies that it was important to work in a field that you enjoy. Overnight, I decided to put an end to my parents’ dream of me becoming a future lawyer, to live my passion: sports. Since then, I have been covering transfer windows and sports news, trying to inform readers as best I can.

Pablo Longoria and Mehdi Benatia have reserved one last surprise for supporters. Several days after the transfer window closed, OM made official the arrival of Adrien Rabiot, free of any contract and able to sign for the Marseille club even after the summer session. In front of the journalists present in the press room, the French international looked back on his eventful summer.

Free from any contract after refusing to extend his contract with the Juventus, Adrien Rabioyou finally made your big comeback in Ligue 1. The midfielder has signed for two seasons with OM, giving up a large part of his salary. A surprising choice, given that top European clubs had come to inquire.

Rabiot refused European bigwigs

According to the foreign press, the AC Milan And Manchester United would have targeted Rabiot. But the 29-year-old was not receptive to the arguments of those teams, but was particularly receptive to the interest of Mehdi Benatiasports advisor of Pablo Longoria to theOM.

Benatia played an important role

I had discussions with some clubs, I also wanted to take some time to recover and breathe, and then there were clubs that didn’t convince me with the sporting project, then I received a message from Mehdi Benatia and all that happened quickly in factt » confided Rabiot at the time of its presentation.

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