The summer transfer window was very hectic for Olympique de Marseille, with a squad that was completely changed by Pablo Longoria and Mehdi Benatia. But Roberto De Zerbi would have liked a few more reinforcements, including one of his former players who ultimately never arrived in the south of France.
There are more than ten new faces to have filled the ranks of theABOUT this summer. It must be said that with the signature of Roberto DeZerbithe Marseille club wanted to send a very strong message that would revolutionize the entire workforce. And it's working pretty well apart from a few hiccups, since the Marseillais are currently 2nd in Ligue 1 behind the PSG.
De Zerbi wanted Locatelli
Since the end of the last transfer window, however, we have learned more about the failures encountered by Roberto De Zerbi, who would have slipped several names to Pablo Longoria et Mehdi Benatia. La Gazzetta dello Sport confirms in particular that the coach of theABOUT would have liked to welcome Manuel Locatellimiddle of the Juventus that he had under his command in the past at Sassuolo.
Juve convinced him
According to information from the Italian daily, the possibility existed with the change of project in Turin, but ultimately Locatelli decided to stay. The speech with Thiago Mottabut above all his deep attachment to Juventus we blow up the scenario of a transfer toABOUTwhere he would however have liked to find a coach for whom he would always have a deep attachment.
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