Still free after the transfer window closed in the major European championships this summer, Adrien Rabiot made an unexpected choice. Trained at PSG, the 29-year-old midfielder decided to sign for OM. And Mathieu Valbuena admits that he didn't really see this big blow coming.
Adrien Rabiot surprised everyone a few weeks ago now. Free after his departure from Juventus this summer, the French international still had not found a new club after the closure of the summer transfer window. The 29-year-old midfielder then made an unexpected choice. Trained at PSG, Adrien Rabiot signed at theABOUT last September. And Matthew Valbuena admits to having been surprised by this big move carried out by the Marseille management.
“We could never have thought of seeing Adrien Rabiot in Marseille one day”
« Rabiot's choice to join OM is a surprising choice. You yourself didn't expect it. We could never have thought that one day we would see Adrien Rabiot, a Parisian titi, who was trained in Paris, playing in Marseille. It was a sportingly intelligent recruitment on the part of OM because he was free. Maybe he didn't have the offers he wanted abroad » first explained the formerABOUT and theOL in an interview given to Free Foot.
“He’s someone who has guts”
« Mehdi and Longoria's relationships meant they were able to attract him. Sportingly, he is a top player. Afterwards it's true that when you're Parisian, you can be bitter. It's the game. This is where I also see the personality of the player. He's someone with guts » then added Matthew Valbuenawhich seems to validate the betrayal ofAdrien Rabiot towards the PSG. It now remains to be seen whether his adventureABOUT will turn out wonderful. The capital club, for its part, has still not digested this transfer window.
