Mercato – OM: Zidane places order for recruitment

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Mercato – OM: Zidane places order for recruitment

Published on June 6, 2024 at 2:00 a.m.

Announced as OM’s priority option for the coaching position in the event of the sale of Frank McCourt to Saudi investors, Zinedine Zidane remains for the moment a very keen observer of the evolution of the Marseille club. And the former Real Madrid coach is calling for more players from the Marseille region in the ranks of OM.

Zinedine Zidane on the benchOM, should we really believe it? Free from any contract since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, the former emblematic number 10 of theFrench teamnative of the Marseille city, would be the number 1 option of the famous Saudi investors who would consider buying OM from Frank McCourt. A file that has caused a lot of ink to flow, and while waiting for a possible sale to be completed, Zidane remains a simple supporter ofOM for which he shows a strong wish.

Zidane big fan of OM

Asked by Square, Zinedine Zidane spoke of his strong attachment to theOMeven though he never played it: “ It happened like that, I didn’t do it but Marseille, me, the club is always in my heart. From the age of 11 to 14, I was at the Vélodrome stadium. I was going to the north turn, I was under the billboard. A real ! I definitely miss not having played at OM. No one is going to take that away from me anyway. I’m proud to be from Marseille, that’s where it all started », assures the former captain of the Blues, who gives some advice to Pablo Longoria for the recruitment ofOM.

“We would like more Marseille players at OM”

“ For me, Marseille is the capital of football and even of sport. Many athletes have come out of this region. This is why we would like to see more Marseille players at OM, coming out of the neighborhoods, because there is an incredible breeding ground », continues Zidane. It remains to be seen whether the management ofOM will take into consideration this request from the child of the country…