With the recruitments of Pablo Longoria and Hugues Ouvrard, Frank McCourt is entering phase 2 of his project. - B. Horvat / AFP

  • According to our information, Pablo Longoria should be in Munich this Friday to watch an OM friendly match.
  • The Spaniard will take the head of the sports sector of the club led by Frank McCourt next Monday.
  • OM have just completed an internship in Bavaria. According to AndrĂ© Villas-Boas, the objectives have been achieved.

He couldn't resist. According to our information, Pablo Longoria, new "head of football" of Olympique de Marseille, will be in Munich on Friday to observe the players of the current squad. However, he will not take up his post of deputy managing director in charge of football until Monday.

Renowned for being a workaholic, young Pablo Longoria (33) has worked as a recruiter at Newcastle, Huelva, Sassuolo, Atalanta Bergamo and Juventus Turin. He led the recruitment of the Old Lady from 2015 to 2018.

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His main achievement is to have then participated in the European renaissance of Valence CF, of which he was the sporting director from February 2018 to September 2019.

His geek side seduced OM

"His human qualities impressed us," said Marseille President Jacques-Henri Eyraud. His geek side, in particular. "This is an important angle in 2020," smiles a Marseille leader.

Pablo Longoria will take up his post at the Commanderie next Monday, along with his counterpart Hugues Ouvrard, “head of business. “On the field, OM have already recruited two promising players, aged 21, via the networks of André Villas-Boas: Le Havre midfielder Pape Gueye and Argentine defender Leonardo Balerdi. The latter was loaned by Dortmund. OM are now looking for a left-back and an additional striker.

"Our objectives have been met"

Marseille has just finished an internship in Bavaria with a defeat against the Slovaks of the DAC (2-1). “Our physical goals have been met,” commented André Villas-Boas. In the first two games, the opposition was at a lower level, but it was good for confidence and automatism. "

📆 The schedule for the preparation of OM is out

Meetings set against @FCBayern, @MontpellierHSC, @nimesolympique and @VfB đź’Ş # DroitAuBut

- Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) July 27, 2020

Ligue 1 resumes on August 21 against Saint-Etienne. OM will test themselves against Bayern Munich on Friday at 4 p.m.

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