Announced close to Olympique de Marseille for several days, coach Roberto De Zerbi finalizes his arrival. The two parties settle the final details of the Italian’s contract who, this time, did not ask to include a departure clause. A positive signal for the Marseille club.
Olympique Marseille supporters can rest assured, Roberto De Zerbi does not intend to flee at the last minute. A few weeks ago, the Portuguese Paulo Fonseca then his compatriot Sergio Conceição made the Marseille leaders wait in vain. But the former Brighton manager shows a real desire to get involved. If the Marseille club is slow to formalize his arrival, it is only for administrative reasons. Our colleagues at RMC indicate that the lawyers of both parties are completing the drafting of the contract.
No emergency exit for Der Zerbi
The operation takes time due to the six million euros to be paid for Olympique de Marseille, i.e. the amount of his release clause with the Seagulls. But within the Marseille club, we assure that there is “ no problem and he will be the coach of OM “. The Italian will soon commit for three years, not to ensure his financial future, but rather to get involved in the project in the long term. The coach who worked at Shakhtar Donetsk and Sassuolo believes in the plan presented by president Pablo Longoria and his advisor Medhi Benatia.
The proof, unlike his previous contract with Brighton, this time, Roberto De Zerbi did not ask to include a departure clause in his Marseille lease. A positive signal for the Marseille club which favors stability after the brief spells of Jorge Sampaoli, Igor Tudor, Marcelino and even Jean-Louis Gasset. Also note that the future Olympian coach will arrive with seven people in his technical staff (assistants, analysts, physical trainers, etc.). Which partly explains the time needed to draw up the contracts for all these specialists.
