Former Parisian or not, Adrien Rabiot was welcomed like a real rock star on Monday evening at Marignane airport, where hundreds of OM supporters were waiting for him. Enough to surprise, a little, the 29-year-old international midfielder, who will sign on a free agent in the coming hours.
“I didn't expect this. Seeing all these people there, it warms my heart. I know my family is happy too. It makes you want to play and win,” he said to the few media present. “It's really incredible. I didn't expect so much good humor, so much warmth.”
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Adrien Rabiot briefly returned to the circumstances of his arrival at OM, he the player trained at PSG, admitting that “at the beginning, it seemed a little improbable”. But the ex-Juventus midfielder, 48 caps in the French team, admitted to having let himself be convinced by the speeches of the sports advisor Mehdi Benatia and the Italian coach Roberto de Zerbi.
“By talking a lot with Mehdi, I was presented with the project, I joined it. I also spoke with the coach. It spoke to me on a sporting level,” he explained, also mentioning “everything we know about the atmosphere, the fervour, the stadium, a city that lives for football.”
OM-PSG on October 27, yum yum
The “Duke” had to make significant financial sacrifices, he who received a salary of 7 million euros per year in Turin according to the Italian press, to commit to OM. According to The Teamas for the arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Chelsea in 2023, payments deferred to the next season have been put in place, with a progressive system.
As for Rabiot's ambitions with his new club, they are simple: “To win, quite simply, and to go back to the Champions League.” While he could start quickly in the colors of OM, the 2022 world vice-champion has certainly already marked the date of October 27, with this OM-PSG which will not lack flavor. If this is not the case, others have done it for him.
