Like every evening, FCM offers you the 3 OM news of the day! On the program this Tuesday: Pancho will remain on the OM staff, Veretout and Gigot on the departure, two big recruits for the summer of 2023 pushed towards the exit…
[INFO FCM] OM: Pancho Abardonado was part of Roberto De Zerbi’s staff
As announced for several days now, Roberto De Zerbi will be the next coach of Olympique de Marseille. According to our information, the Italian coach will keep Pancho Abardonado on his staff.
Pancho Abardonado (om) during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Metz and Olympique de Marseille at Stade Saint-Symphorien on August 18, 2023 in Metz, France. (Photo by Philippe Lecoeur/FEP/Icon Sport)
Good news for Abandoned Pancho ! The former Marseille player will, according to our information, be integrated into the staff of Roberto De Zerbi who should soon be formalized as coach of loon. He will bring his knowledge of the club, the players and will be a valuable relay for the coach who will discover his group on July 1 when it resumes.
A story of days or hours for De Zerbi?
Supporters will still have to be a little patient to see By Zerbi formalized by loon. If there is no longer any doubt about his arrival in the Phocaean city, there still remains some details to ratify. According to RMC Sport, This wait would be justified by the delays in drafting the contract of the Italian coach and the activation of his clause in order to leave Brighton.
With the players set to return to training in early July, there is no doubt that making it official is just a matter of days. In addition to the details of his contract, the Italian coach will arrive with 7 staff members. A large number of assistants, added to the arrival of the technical director Giovanni Rossi, close to De Zerbi. Arrivals which therefore lead to other administrative procedures. Note that no departure clause or other would be under discussion between the two parties who wish to work together in the long term.
This player agent warns Longoria with De Zerbi!
Giovanni Rossi should arrive at theABOUT As technical director, he would come to relieve Roberto De Zerbi of everything that is negotiation. A very good thing according to Cyril Astier, “Yeah, I see that rather favorably. That is to say that we also include a person with competence so that also increases in competence once again so that is rather a good thing. And that will allow the coach to focus solely on the sporting aspect and he will already have a lot of work. This trusted person (Giovanni Rossi) will a priori be the relay between him and management. The Longoria management but also the sports management somewhere because from what I understood. It shouldn’t affect recruiting. If it is not that of giving and that at the time it is this relationship in a club it is super important between the sports staff the coach and the sports management. It’s two different things. And he will be able to play this transmission belt which is crucial, that is to say to understand well, it is really very important to understand the needs of the coach. But he must also be able to make the coach understand what the situation of the club is, what is possible, what is not possible, etc.,” explains the agent.
The role of this technical director will be crucial to the proper functioning of the club next season. “Me, I am rather satisfied to have a coach who will only focus on his weekend match. And on its implementation because he will already have a lot of work to do. Because once again he is a demanding coach, who has very strong ideas about football. So I think it’s quite a good thing. Now in a football club, but ultimately as in any company, everyone’s responsibilities must be clearly defined. » adds Cyril Astier.
Mercato OM: The latest information concerning Veretout and Gigot!
OM formalized the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi in a press release on Monday. With the end of the coach’s saga, the club will be able to concentrate on rebuilding the squad and continuing its cleaning. After the departure of Ilman Ndiaye was made official, two other players could follow the Senegalese striker in the coming days.
Veretout OM 2023 (Iconsport)
Roberto De Zerbi finally made official, loon will definitely be able to look towards the future and start again best bases than last season. With the announced departure of Ilman Ndiaye, and that of Vitinha, the club is seeking to make a tri in its workforce in order to be able to reinvest this money in other avenues. Also looking for liquiditythe club would still continue to try to find a way out for two players: Samuel Gigot and Jordan Veretout.
OM is pushing for Gigot, is he stalling?
While an agreement in principle had been reached with the Turkish club Trabzonspor for the OM defender, L’Équipe reveals that the club would be “thoroughly » pour sell the player. However, the latter having a contract until 2026, would not be not as packed that the management has the idea of leaving OM. He who had pushed hard to join the club in 2021, would first like to exchange with De Zerbi in order to ” make the right choice “ for its future.
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Jordan Veretout tempted by Qatar?
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Concerning Jordan Veretout, the club still continues to probe the Qatari club of Al-Duhail in order to exfiltrate his midfielder, the second highest salary in the squad. According to the Team the player would have ” got wind of the Qatari proposal ». However, at present, negotiations continue between the leaders and no official offer was not presented, OM being greedy in terms of transfer. The player would be happy to let himself tent with a last big contract.
Mercato OM: And now two big summer 2023 recruits pushed out?
After a failed season on many points, OM will have to (again) renew themselves during this transfer window. After the departure of Vitinha and Ilman Ndiaye, other departures are expected in the Marseille city which should repeat a summer 2023 transfer window, where the club had recorded a significant number of arrivals and departures.
Stephane TESSIER, general director, Pablo LONGORIA president and Mehdi BENATIA sportif director of Marseille prior the friendly match between France and Chile at Orange Velodrome on March 26, 2024 in Marseille, France.(Photo by Johnny Fidelin/Icon Sport) – Photo by Icon Sport
If the transfer window has only just begun for loonsupporters will have to be patient a little longer before seeing the typical squad for next season take shape. With the departure of two attackers, Vitinha and Ndiaye, and the probable transfer to Türkiye of Samuel GigotOM does not intend to stop there.
1 year and then gone?
According to Provence, if almost no players are untouchable in the current squad, OM should part ways with two players who do not fit into any plans: Ismaila Sarr et Geoffrey Kondogbia. Both arrivals during the transfer window summer 2023, they will have struggled to display a level worthy of what was expected of them. Both having a big salary and not being retained by De Zerbi, both players would be pushed out by the club.
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Touches in Spain and Saudi Arabia for Kondogbia?
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Several tracks are activated in order to find a new project for the players. According to Provence still, the winger would attract interest in Spain and England and would be made a reason about his future in Marseille. However, the task could prove more complicated for Kondogbia who has interests in Saudi Arabia. With his big salary, OM will have to be more ingenious to find him another club.
