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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Like Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot is also managed by his mother. It was therefore Véronique Rabiot who notably took care of the negotiations with OM to complete the signing of her son with the Marseille club. A situation that Grégoire Akcelrod, FIFA agent, absolutely does not understand, who made an improbable comparison to show the problem.
In the world of football, many players have decided to let their families manage their interests and negotiate transfers. The best known example is obviously Kylian Mbappé and his mother Fayza Lamari. But in this category, we also find Adrien Rabiot, also managed by his mother, Véronique Rabiot. This did not fail to create some headaches for the PSG when it came to negotiating. But now for Grégoire AkcelrodFIFA agent, leaving your interests to your family is generally not the best idea…
“Beware of families”
« Family is the biggest scam for players. And in second place, the agents. This is the reality, always be wary of families. And agents? Obviously. Concretely, when I see mother Rabiot, when I see mother Mbappé, people will tell me that mother Mbappé put her son at Real Madrid, thank you. I think his grandmother would have also put Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid. We are talking about Kylian Mbappé. The whole world wants it. What interests me is when the player is doing a little less well. And Rabiot, we cannot say that he is less good, he is a starter at Juve and in the French team. Beware of families. It must be professionals who manage you », he first blurted out during an interview with Thibaud Vézirian.
“Is his mother going to come for the job interview with the McDonald’s manager?” »
Then speaking specifically about the case Adrien Rabiot and the fact that his mother negotiates for him, Grégoire Akcelrod then confided: “ Let’s imagine if Adrien Rabiot is not a professional football player, but he works at McDonald’s. Is his mother going to come for the job interview with the McDonald’s manager? Will McDonald’s be accepted for a position at €1,500 per month? I worked at McDonald’s, I can tell you no. You come with your mother, your grandmother or your aunt… It’s a job like any other, but we in football accept everything. We accept that the grandmother does the negotiation, comes to training. If Adrien Rabiot was at McDonald’s, would his mother have come to the job interview? Would she have come every day to sit at a table with her BigMac and watch him work? No. And in football, we accept that ».
