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Very attached to France, Jorge Sampaoli returns to Ligue 1 with Stade Rennais, after a notable stint at OM. During his tenure with Marseille, an original clause was included promising him a bonus if he mastered French at a press conference.
Jorge Sampaoli returns to Ligue 1. Passed byABOUT between February 2021 and July 2022, the Argentine coach was chosen by the Stade Rennais to succeed Julien Stéphan. « We are all very happy that Jorge is joining us because he is a coach recognized on the international scene for his professionalism and his humanism. I am delighted with his arrival at Stade Rennais FC. He has a strong attachment to his players and his colleagues, he is a loyal and committed man. », rejoiced the executive president/general manager of Rennes, Arnaud Pouilleon the Breton training website.
Sampaoli's attachment to France
According to The Team, Jorge Sampaoli strongly wanted to return to France, to the point of not following up on the advances of l'Ajax Amsterdam in 2023 or Genoa in October. The Argentine loves the country even if he still struggles to master the language of Molière.
The clause put by OM
Yet, loon had offered great motivation to his former coach upon his arrival. The sports daily reveals in its columns of the day that Pablo Longoria had placed a clause in the contract of Jorge Sampaoli allowing him to obtain a bonus if he managed to speak French at a press conference. He then tried it, timidly.
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