OM's twelfth and final summer recruit, Adrien Rabiot joined the Marseille club to everyone's surprise, he who was trained at PSG. The arrival of the international tricolor was made possible by the daring phone call from Mehdi Benatia who presented the project to the native of Saint-Maurice. Rabiot did not expect to be contacted by the Moroccan.
Mehdi Benatia worked hard this summer to reshape the squad loon. The Olympian sports advisor has achieved numerous masterstrokes, the latest being the one with Adrien Rabiotrecruited in September after the market closed.
“I was really surprised”
To recruit Rabiot, Benatia went there with the nerve, sure of himself and of the project of loonas he was able to do with Roberto DeZerbihis first big shot of the summer. And once again, it worked, although the French international did not expect to be the subject of an Olympian offer.
“I am very happy with this choice”
« Mehdi Benatia called me in September, when the clubs had already given their list for the European Cups. At first, I was really surprised, but having spoken with Mehdi, with coach De Zerbi who is also a great coach, it really attracted me. It happened. I am very happy with this choice “, he acknowledged Adrien Rabiot pour Téléfoot.
