The news broke this afternoon. Pape Gueye will finally return to the field, four months after his heavy suspension. News that Gennaro Gattuso was obviously delighted with this afternoon at a press conference a few hours before returning to OL for an obviously highly anticipated Olympico. “Pope Gueye is available, he will be able to play. He can play 1 minute or the whole match, but we’ll see. I also want to thank him, he played friendly matches to try to get up to speed. My compliments to him, I see him, he gives his all for the team. » Such a player endowed with such freshness at this stage of the season in a sector of play which is sorely lacking in it, we can better understand his delighted expression in the face of the intense month of December which awaits his men.
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But how did we get there? A step back is necessary. At the time of his signing for Watford in 2019, while he was defending the colors of Le Havre, Pape Gueye placed all his trust in a person who had known his family for a very long time to manage his interests. A man that his father considered his brother and who acted in France as an intermediary between clubs and athletes.
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According to our information, this alleged agent, however, would have left Pape Gueye no other choice than to sign up with Watford in 2019. Once the contract was drawn up and signed in English, the player’s father requested a few weeks after the translation of it into French. It was at that moment that the Gueye family realized the deception. Everything that had supposedly been translated to them was false: not only was Pape Gueye not going to play for Watford but he was to be loaned directly to a subsidiary club with a decreasing salary over the years. In conclusion, the whole family and especially the player had been duped.
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Once this charade was discovered, the family called on a lawyer who terminated this contract and filed a complaint against this intermediary, a case which, at the end of 2023, is still ongoing. But the damage was done since the Court of Arbitration for Sport subsequently decided to sanction the Senegalese international midfielder, because he was the signatory of the contract. A heavy sanction, especially since in no case does it allow at this stage to absolve those who literally trapped him of responsibility.
Touched to the heart by the suspension…
The Marseille midfielder then learned that many clubs, including some French, were interested in him. Unfortunately for him, Pape Gueye only became aware of it much later since, at the time, his ex-agent kept telling him that there was only Watford as a solution after Ligue 2, while the player told him had stated on several occasions that his priority was to stay in France and discover Ligue 1.
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People close to the player confide: “This story really touched Pape who suffered from not being able to practice his profession, his passion for 4 months. Hard for those around him, hard for him to feel powerless for his club, his teammates. And even if he didn’t show it, he had difficult times that affected him a lot. Of course, some will say that he should have been more vigilant, but Pape is a faithful and trusting person. Today, he recognizes that he has grown from it and hopes that this story can serve as an example to raise awareness among other young people.”
Pape Gueye was able to count on the unfailing support of OM
In these difficult times where he rubbed shoulders with his teammates in training before seeing them leave for a match, he was however able to find comfort in the support of those close to him, his sister in particular, and his advisor who took over the management of his interests. He also found support from Olympique de Marseille as a whole and in particular from President Longoria who, as soon as the sanction was announced, gave him his full support.
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Behind the scenes, he also readily mentions the support of the coaches (Marcelino and Gattuso), their staff and his teammates throughout the suspension: “He was very touched by the attitude of his teammates who considered him every day in training as a member of the team even if he could not help them during matches”, adds this person close to the player. Without forgetting the OM supporters who showed their support through messages and during his meetings in front of the Commanderie.
Pape Gueye, who wants to forget this complicated period, now only thinks about one thing, namely talking football and rediscovering the warm atmosphere of the Orange Vélodrome, the smell of the locker room, his daily life as a professional footballer in short. With complete serenity and with great desire. That’s all we wish for him.
Pub. on 05/12/2023 23:55 Updated on 06/12/2023 00:41
2023-12-05 22:55:42
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