The sale of OM to Saudi Arabia could lead Zinedine Zidane to the Saudi bench. But an old demon could come and ruin everything.
Rumors about the imminent arrival of Saudi Arabia at the helm of Olympique de Marseille have multiplied in recent days, with the announcement of a very ambitious project to put OM back at the center of the map in Europe. For the moment, this remains very obscure even if recent confirmations have taken place in the press in England and even in Saudi Arabia. In France too, echoes in this direction have taken place, even if the discussions can take time, especially since Franck McCourt is officially not a seller, and unofficially very greedy to sell his club.
Zidane at the Vélodrome, all of OM are dreaming
Nevertheless, imagining Saudi Arabia taking over the club with colossal means sends a dream to Marseille supporters, who know well that despite the large sums spent by McCourt, you now have to have your pockets full to bursting to exist in European football. And even French as PSG wins. So, seeing Zinedine Zidane, announced to be close to the Saudi project, coaching OM even makes this former PSG player Jérome Rothen dream. “ It’s a dream that fuels the desire for OM to be bought by a billionaire or something that resembles Paris Saint-Germain with Qatar. Where he’s more than a billionaire. Like Saudi Arabia for example. Because that’s on the minds of a lot of people who have released #VenteOM for five years. So everyone said to themselves, they’re going to be bought by Saudi Arabia. They’re going to have even more resources than the Qataris and so automatically we’re going to recruit big players. And if you recruit great players automatically, you also have a great conductor. And who is better placed than Zinedine Zidane to coach OM with unlimited resources? », Launched Jérome Rothen on RMC.
Enough to send a dream since Zidane the Marseillais has never worn the OM jersey, and is now considered a leading coach due to his success at Real Madrid. But still, be careful of the cold shower. El Chiringuito, who follows the news of the Madrid club very closely, confirmed that “Zizou” was indeed in the shortlist to replace Carlo Ancelotti, whose departure is beyond doubt for 2024, since Brazil is waiting for him for lead the Seleçao. And Zidane’s first response to this interest from the White House would be positive. If he knows he is in competition with Xabi Alonso, the coach who is currently on the rise in Europe, the 1998 world champion is tempted by the idea of making a third return to Real. Especially if he has the assurance of being able to count in his ranks a certain Kylian Mbappé, for whom the signing of his compatriot and “legend” on the Santiago Bernabeu bench would be a huge plus. Enough to make both OM cry, in the event of a takeover, and PSG, who would see the last hopes of extending their star evaporate. As for the specter of the French team, Zidane has understood that it would take a huge fiasco for the Blues in Germany next summer for Didier Deschamps to give up his place, and the former Ballon d’Or does not intend to bet everything on that.
2023-10-15 10:00:08
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