“It’s a choice of the club, explained the Marseille coach. I wanted it this summer, with Mehdi Benatia (the director of football). He's strong, he's a good boy, but we know what our goal is, what team we want, and in recent months he hasn't given the signals that show he can be part of the project. There was a lot of competition in front of him, and I play those who deserve it. If he didn't play, it was because others were doing better. We try to build an ever stronger team. »