OM and its president Pablo Longoria have prepared, according to information from L'Equipe, a sports director contract for Medhi Benatia.
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announced last summer is not just a communication stunt. This is what we can deduce from the situation of
Medhi Benatia. The sports advisor to Pablo Longoria, the president of the Provençal club, should be there for the long term. According to The Team on Saturday, the 37-year-old former Moroccan international will be offered a more formal role.
Medhi Benatia could not use the title of sports director, explains the French sports media, because he did not hold a manager's license due to his activities in a player agent company at the time he joined the organization chart. OM, November 30, 2023. The former central defender therefore collaborated under the status of service provider, as a sports advisor.
New contract at the start of 2025?
The regulations of the French Football Federation provide for one year of latency to accept the manager's license, those who have completed their player training at OM (2003-2006) will be able to claim this license. The mission he is leading as a consultant will end on December 5. Will he accept a sports director contract at the start of 2025? Medhi Benatia seems satisfied with the work accomplished alongside Pablo Longoria
“He understood who I was, he knows he can trust me, he confided Tuesday on RMC about the Spanish leader. He understood that I am there for him. He knows that this club is dear to me. My mom, my dad come to watch the matches. I couldn't play at the Stade Vélodrome but today I'm trying to help him differently, and I'm going to give 100%. »
