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The information had the effect of a bomb and spread like wildfire on social networks. While Olympique de Marseille had just formalized the signing of Gennaro Gattuso, the Spanish press claimed at the end of last week that Pablo Longoria had contacted Zinedine Zidane a few days before. However, the French football legend had declined the proposal from the Olympian president, not necessarily convinced by the Marseille project. The media indicated, however, that in the event of the club being taken over by the Saudis, Zizou could say yes…
In the process, France Blue Provence added a layer and confirmed this link between the former Real Madrid midfielder and the Saudis, explaining that there was even already a project in place with a transfer window budget of 300 million euros available to Zidane. Enough to ignite the Marseille supporters… But now the channel i24 Newsvia its correspondent in the Gulf, was keen to take stock…
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“My sources in Saudi Arabia, particularly within the PIF, with whom I was able to sit down for a coffee, deny this information which says that Zidane gave his agreement in the event of the club being purchased by Riyadh. […] What was said was denied by two of my sources, the first working within the PIF, the other who is close to the branch of the investment fund responsible for developing sport in Saudi Arabia.launched Bastien Borie.
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“As for Marseille, the house is owned by an American who is not about to give up his business any time soon. I have too much respect for Zidane to speak for him, but ultimately, it is accepted that he wants to lead the France team. Ryadh would like why not him to coach a club in Saudi Arabia to capitalize on him and his reputation”, concluded the correspondent. As a reminder, there has also been talk of the arrival of the French football legend at Al-Hilal in recent days. This should put an end to the rumors, temporarily at least…
Pub. 02/10/2023 09:20 Updated 02/10/2023 10:42
2023-10-02 07:20:14
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