OM: Sampaoli no longer wanted Rongier

If he continues the tenure with Olympique de Marseille, Valentin Rongier (27 years old, 15 games in all competitions this season) was not in the plans of Jorge Sampaoli at the start of the season. Indeed, the midfielder came out of nowhere to win over the Argentinian technician.

“I asked the coach if my efforts could pay off or if it was for nothing and if it was better for me to leave. What stood out to me the most, I’ll be honest, was during the preparation. The coach spoke about midfielders and he quoted everyone except me, recalled the former Nantes player for BFM Marseille. It was a message for me, in any case I interpreted it like that. to be that it was something else and that I made films for myself, but from then on I was like, ‘Wait, he’s not counting on me, he’s going to see’. “

A true Swiss army knife, Rongier has made himself indispensable to OM.