Marcelo Bielsa and the Olympic Marseille They reached an agreement to end the Argentine coach’s dispute with the French club, where he claimed 3 million euros for a salary dispute. Details of the deal were not disclosed.
Bielsa surprisingly resigned on August 8, 2015, just after the first game of the season. In September 2022, his lawyers denounced in Court a breach of contract and what they considered unfair behavior by Olympique de Marseille in managing the coach’s contract.
According to the complaint filed by Bielsa’s lawyers, the club promised him a salary increase of 185,000 euros per month for his second season, which was ultimately not fulfilled. In total there are 2,775,000 euros for unpaid salaries, 20,000 for moral damages, 180,000 for damage to image and reputation and 131,870 for tax damages. Olympique asked to dismiss all requests, but both sides finally reached an agreement before the judge handed down the verdict.
Source: La Verdad
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