Published Wednesday January 8, 2025 at 5:53 p.m. In: OM.
By Corentin Facy
Advisor to Pablo Longoria for more than a year, Medhi Benatia has officially signed his contract as an employee at Olympique de Marseille. The Moroccan leader becomes director of Football.
Olympique de Marseille supporters were impatiently awaiting the signing of Medhi Benatia, it was this Wednesday that the big moment came. In an official press release published a few minutes ago, the Marseille club formalizes the signing of Medhi Benatia as director of football. “After having worked as a sports advisor since November 2023, Medhi Benatia continues the adventure in a club dear to his heart alongside the President, Pablo Longoria, at the origin of his return to OM. Fully involved with the President in the launch of the ambitious long-term sporting project and in the transfer window carried out last summer, Medhi Benatia is thus appointed Director of Football of the club. explains Olympique de Marseille on its official website. Great news for Pablo Longoria, who had made this signing a priority for several weeks and who therefore agreed on all the points to achieve the definitive signing of Medhi Benatia in the Marseille city.
