President of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria made a very strong impression on Cédric Bakambu. And this, although the Betis Sevilla striker only stayed at OM for 9 short months in 2022. The underside of his signing particularly pleasantly surprised Bakambu given the trouble the Olympic boss had gone to from Marseille.
Pablo Longoria is president of theABOUT since the end of February 2021 and the departure of Jacques–Henri Eyraud. Since then, many attackers have succeeded one anotherMarseille Olympic. Cedric Bakambu is part of this well-stocked list alongside Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang or even Indian education who only stayed for one seasonABOUT.
“Longoria? He is enormously involved, whether with the managers, the players or the supporters.
Cedric Bakambu even lasted less time than the other two attackers mentioned since only after nine months, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement with OM. In interview for Eurosportthe current center forward of Betis Sevilla returned to his good relationship with the president Longoria despite everything.
“I have good memories of it. He is close to his players. He is enormously involved, whether with the managers, the players or the supporters. He does things thoroughly and was often present at training at the Commanderie or in matches.”
“Before I signed for OM, he personally came to my house in Paris”
The 32-year-old Congolese international, native of Vitry-sur-Seine in the Paris region, also appreciated the determination of Pablo Longoria to complete his signature. Even if it means going to the enemy in Paris to carry out the arrival of Cedric Bakambu at theMarseille Olympic.
“He’s passionate. He doesn't calculate. Before I signed for OM, he personally came to my house in Paris. I was surprised to see him, I thought I was meeting a sports director. When you meet the president directly, it tips the scales in his favor. Even the day I signed in Marseille, my parents wanted to take a photo with him at the stadium. I called him and he drove over on purpose. I can never speak badly of Pablo Longoria.”
