As we approach the market winter, the president Pablo Longoria of theABOUT is about to make a big change. Medhi Benatiaformer defender and current advisor to the Spanish leader, should be assigned to another function which would bring him closer to Roberto DeZerbicoach of theMarseille Olympic.
Mercato OM: Medhi Benatia, a sporting director with a promising destiny
For several months, Medhi Benatia plays an important role inABOUT. Much more than a simple advisor to President Pablo Longoria, the former footballer has become the privileged interlocutor of Roberto DeZerbithe coach of the Marseille club. Their collaboration and shared vision of football are starting to yield results. These common values made it possible to establish synergy by bringing a new dynamic to the Marseille club.
By accepting this position of sports director which should be confirmed soon, Medhi Benatia is entrusted with strategic responsibilities. He wishes to harmonize OM's sports policy, by aligning the results of the training center with the objectives of the first team. This reform, initiated with the departure of Marco Otero and the arrival of Lassad Hasni, is an important step forward in the structuring of the Marseille club.
De Zerbi and Benatia: a winning alliance for OM
Roberto DeZerbi is a passionate and impulsive coach in a good way. Since his arrival at OM, he has benefited from the support of Medhi Benatiadetermined to help him succeed in positioning the Marseille club in the top of Ligue 1. Their relationship already goes beyond the professional framework since the two men share a real bond. They regularly speak in Italian to discuss strategies to adopt, both to analyze matches and to re-motivate the players.
This fluid collaboration between Of Zerbi and Benatia is a significant plus in the management of OM's transfer window files. Their good understanding will make it easier to target the right players that the Olympian club will need to successfully bounce back. Together, Roberto Of the Zerbi and the Medes Benatia identify the profiles most suited to OM's style of play. Once the proposals are finalized, Pablo Longoriapresident of theMarseille Olympicdecides on the final decisions.
-Pablo Longoria: a president confident in Medhi Benatia
With multiple international responsibilities of Pablo Longoriarecently in Ivory Coast at the invitation of the Ivorian Ministry of Tourism, delegates more and more maneuvers to Medhi Benatia. The latter is already a pillar in the daily management of the club. Although he recently confided that the task was “more complex than he had imagined”, Benatia is fully invested in the development of Marseille Olympic.
His next contract, aligned with the mandate of Roberto DeZerbiwill symbolize the trust placed in him Frank McCourt et Pablo Longoriaparticularly on OM's transfer window files. Benatia already embodies this new era where OM wishes to rely on strong and visionary leaders to achieve its sporting ambitions.
Mercato: A promising future for Olympique de Marseille
With Medhi Benatia in the role of sports director of theABOUT et Roberto DeZerbi on the bench of this Marseille club, Pablo Longoria could have found the stability necessary to build a stable and lasting project. This complementarity between the two men could be the key to the success of the Marseille club in the years to come.
Marseille supporters are waiting for this appointment to be made official since they already know that Medhi Benatia and senior management of theABOUT share a common ambition, that of raising the club to the top of European football.
