Transfer for €4M, De Zerbi convinces him to sign for OM

Transfer for €4M, De Zerbi convinces him to sign for OM
Transfer for €4M, De Zerbi convinces him to sign for OM
Thibault Morlain

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 staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in .

This summer, OM decided to start from scratch at the goalkeeper position. While Lopez was loaned to Girona, the club offered the services of Geronimo Rulli and Jeffrey de Lange. The Argentinian was bought for around €4M from Ajax Amsterdam. Returning to his transfer to Marseille, Rulli highlighted the importance of Roberto De Zerbi.

At 32 years old, Geronimo Rulli is therefore one of the 12 new players who joined OM during the summer transfer window. Previously evolving atAjax Amsterdamthe Argentinian packed his bags Marseillewhere a new number 1 goalkeeper was sought to replace Paul Lopez. So here it is Roll on the side of theABOUT today, a transfer about which he has also confided.

Rulli to OM thanks to De Zerbi

Questioned by the media of MHSC before the meeting between and theOM, Geronimo Rulli spoke in particular about his transfer to Marseille. The Argentinian then confided: “ Why did you choose to join OM? I would say mainly thanks to the coach. Mr De Zerbi called me and told me he would like me to be part of the project ».

“Not a difficult decision to make”

Geronimo Rulli then added about his arrival at theABOUT : « Furthermore, Olympique de Marseille is one of the great teams, if not the biggest in , so it wasn’t a difficult decision to make, it’s actually quite the opposite (smile) . When all parties want to pursue the same objective, then everything is simplified. Coming back to the French Championship with such a challenge to take on is exciting ».

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