Arriving last season and recently installed as sporting director, Mehdi Benatia intends to implement a major project, drawing inspiration in particular from what he has seen during his career at Juventus. And the links between the Italian club and Olympique de Marseille do not stop there…
After a catastrophic season, in Marseille we decided to wipe the slate clean to begin a completely new project, notably with the signing of Roberto DeZerbi. But these changes began much earlier, with an inspiration that did not come from so far away…
A black and white OM?
Car Pablo Longoria surrounded himself with new men in addition to the Italian coach, with Mehdi Benatia as well as Giovanni Rossi. And a strong bond brings these three people together: the Juventus. The president of theABOUT has in fact never hidden his admiration for the Turin club, where he worked as Recruitment Manager from 2015 to 2018. For the former defender the link is obvious, since he wore the colors of Bianconeri as a player from 2016 to 2019, notably winning three Scudetti, while the last worked there as Director of the training center, from 2010 to 2013.
“At Juventus, everything is organized so that the player only thinks about football”
And it doesn't stop there, since during a long interview given to RMC Sport recently, Benatia clearly explained that he wanted to be inspired by what the Juventusto build the new ABOUT. « In a city like Marseille, where life is good and the sun is omnipresent, asking players to fully invest can be more complicated. » explained the Marseille sports director, in theAfter Foot. « At Juventus, you spend 5 to 6 hours at the training center, and everything is organized so that the player only thinks about football ».
