A surprise departure, explanations that are less so.
The former coach of Olympique de Marseille, Jorge Sampaoli, was the guest on Monday evening of the Brazilian program "Bem, amigos", and he took the opportunity to specify the reasons for his departure from Marseille.
“We qualified for the Champions League by playing in a certain well-defined way, but we needed more things to take the next step.
The president said he could not rush into the market and that they would wait until the end of the transfer window.
This argument did not sit well with me.
I needed players as quickly as possible to build the team, ”he said of the outcome of his Marseille adventure.
Jorge Sampaoli had announced his departure from OM on July 1 to everyone's surprise, explaining that “[his] rhythm and [his] objectives are not the same as those of the leaders.
There is nothing wrong with pretending different things”.
Since then, the Croatian Igor Tudor has replaced the Argentinian, with the ambition of existing in the Champions League and aiming for a new qualification for the C1.
Above all, Pablo Longoria has largely reviewed the workforce of Olympique de Marseille with no less than 10 arrivals, including that of Alexis Sanchez.
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