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Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
At the end of the summer transfer window, OM tried to secure the services of Ismaël Bennacer, but ultimately did not reach an agreement with AC Milan. Some Marseille supporters then blamed Jordan Veretout, whose departure had not been completed before the transfer window closed. Faced with insults on social media, Mehdi Benatia took matters into his own hands to support the player.
Before successfully securing the services ofAdrien Rabiot (29 years old), theOM had tried to recruit Ismael Bennacer (26 years old, AC Milan). A case that had accelerated on the last day of the transfer window, but which had ultimately not been successful. For some Marseille supporters, the fault lay with Jordan Veretoutthen announced in the viewfinder of Rennes.
Benatia at the origin of the press release to defend Veretout
The 31-year-old midfielder had been the target of insults on social networks following the failure of the case Ismael Bennacerso much so that OM reacted by publishing a press release to defend him. According to information from The TeamIt is Mehdi Benatia who was at the origin of this initiative.
Benatia facilitated his departure to OL
The sports advisor of theOM has also facilitated the departure of Jordan Veretout to theOL as a wild card, after being disappointed that his transfer to Al-Saddin Qatar, did not materialize. Mehdi Benatia still slightly criticized Michael Gerlingerfootball director ofEaglewhom he met during his years at Bayern Munich and who would have played for time in this case according to him.
