In search of a reinforcement in midfield, Olympique de Marseille had activated the Ismaël Bennacer track at the very end of the transfer window, in vain. It is therefore with audacity and little hope that the Marseille leaders, led by Medhi Benatia, tried the Adrien Rabiot coup, free of any contract since his departure from Juventus Turin.
The first exchanges with the Moroccan sports advisor were immediately cordial, and the long call with coach Roberto De Zerbi won over the former Parisian. Obviously, a player of this caliber has a cost, and the American owner Frank McCourt validated Pablo Longoria’s financial “assembly”. This is how OM convinced Adrien Rabiot to sign with them.
More details here: how OM convinced Adrien Rabiot to sign for Marseille.
