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Journalist
Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
OM achieved a huge coup last September with the signing of Adrien Rabiot, free since his departure from Juventus Turin. Medhi Benatia went behind the scenes of this somewhat unusual recruitment and clearly indicated that money was of no importance in the eyes of the former PSG midfielder.
This is a transfer that the supporters of PSG have probably still not digested. Adrien Rabiot (29 years old), their former titi, signed up for two seasons with theABOUT last September after leaving the Juventus Turin at the end of the contract two months earlier. A choice that may seem surprising on paper, and if we are to believe Medhi Benatia, Rabiot did not choose OM for financial reasons.
“Need guys like him”
Asked in theAfter Foot on RMC Sport Thursday evening, the sports advisor of theABOUT gave behind the scenes of this recruitment: “ When I called Adri, I didn't tell him we were going to win the Champions League. I spoke to him about fervor, the project, the club, the coach… He loves football, he knew De Zerbi's style of play. I told him what we want, and explained to him that we need players and guys like him », confides Benatia.
“He didn’t come for the money”
« He didn't come for the money. He had other clubs. I told him about the project. This type of player takes things a step further », continues the leader of theABOUT aboutAdrien Rabiotwho was therefore obviously not motivated by money in choosing to join his former rival club.
