Olympique de Marseille signed a big deal and Mehdi Benatia reveals how he managed to convince Roberto De Zerbi to commit to Marseille for three years.
Passion. It is this aspect that Mehdi Benatia highlighted to convince Roberto De Zerbi to sign for Olympique de Marseille. For him, the Vélodrome and the city clearly attracted the Italian coach after his departure to Brighton.
“I already had contact with Roberto. We were in regular discussions. He was always a coach that I adore. There was Manchester on him, I knew that. He liked the way we approached him with Pablo, the respect we showed him. We showed him how important it was that we go back with him. We jumped at the chance, even if at first, I didn't really believe in it. I was back in Dubai with the family. I told him: 'I have a plane at 11:30 p.m., tomorrow I'm in Milan I can see you'. He said to me: 'Medhi, just what you offer me. 'is huge'. He already knew Pablo, that helped easily. As soon as we talked to him about Marseille, the guy listened. He needed this passion. Last year, we played against him. . The stadium, he knew. The objective is to give this team 40% of the character of the coach, of his personality. If we have that, we will perhaps not tickle Paris, but we will be in the objective, which. is to enter the Champions League”, launched Benatia on RMC Sport.
Benatia took the opportunity to assure that De Zerbi would not leave OM and neither would he. His lease expires in December with Marseille but he seems completely linked to the project with Pablo Longoria. For the next three years, this trident risks guiding Marseille towards its great objective: regaining the Champions League.
Currently, the Marseillais are in the nails with a third position in Ligue 1 after 11 days.
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