Olympique de Marseille announced this Saturday night the definite arrival of Roberto de Zerbi then last Monday he reported an agreement in principle with the Italian coach, who led Brighton for the last two seasons.
After signing a three-year contract, Zerbi promised “to help Marseille regain the rank it deserves. I felt a strong desire to join this club. The history and prestige surrounding OM, the passion and enthusiasm of its fans, the seriousness and enthusiasm shown to me by the leaders”.
“I look forward to sitting on the bench at the Vélodrome, this time as coach of OM,” added De Zerbi.
A new cycle in Marseille
For American OM owners, Frank McCourt“His arrival marks the beginning of an ambitious new chapter and forms a key element of our strategy for future success.”
De Zerbi is “a talented and recognized coach at the European level,” the president congratulated. Pablo Longoriafor whom this arrival marks the beginning of a “new sporting cycle.”
After a season that ended in a dismal eighth place in Ligue 1 and marked by numerous coaching changes, the board is headed by Pablo Longoria has managed to hire a highly coveted technician in the European market to take over from Jean-Louis Gasset, which ended last year.
He visited the Vélodrome with Brighton
Born in Brescia, De Zerbi made a name for himself managing Sassuolo and Shakhtar Donetsk before moving to Brighton and seems destined to end up on the bench at Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Manchester United.
But they all found a coach and the OM option still stands, thanks also to Brighton’s visit to Marseille last autumn in a Europa League match. SA From Zerbi He likes the atmosphere of the Vélodrome.
The arrival of a coach of this caliber is also a plus for the transfer market and some Marseille players thinking of leaving may think twice.
Source: La Verdad
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