Sports advisor for a year, Medhi Benatia seems destined to become the future sports director of Olympique de Marseille. Recruited by Pablo Longoria, who knew him at Juventus, the former Moroccan captain was able to gain the confidence of the president despite a difficult context marked by internal tensions and disappointing results. As the Team explains in today's edition, its current status as a service provider is due to regulatory constraints imposed by the FFF after its past as an agent, but OM is planning an official contract from December 2024.
Benatia, a strategic pillar for Longoria
Currently, Benatia plays a crucial role working with coach Roberto De Zerbi and executives like Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg. Despite strict limitations on his functions, in particular the ban on managing subordinates or directly negotiating contracts, he established himself as a strategic pillar of the Marseille project. Still based in Dubai, a relocation to Provence is even considered in the long term. Benatia therefore seems set to play the lasting role of sports director within the Olympian club.
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To summarize
Medhi Benatia, OM's sports advisor for a year, has become an important figure at the club. With an important decision in sight. Indeed, the Olympian club seems set to hire the Moroccan for the long term.
