In 2015, Florian Thauvin played a determining role in the financial survival of OM. Vincent Labrune, then president of the club, remembers in an interview given to The Team : “he left reluctantly, in a hurry, he didn’t want to. It allowed us to take 17 million euros in cash and resolve the club’s cash flow problems. But very quickly, he decided to come back. » The young striker, who left for Newcastle in the Premier League, was then repatriated by OM, giving new impetus to the team while the club was going through a complex period under the direction of Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.
Labrune also emphasizes the sporting and psychological impact of Thauvin: “he is world champion thanks to his return to OM, thanks to his ability to play under pressure and to understand such a complex context. Didier Deschamps also chose him for that. » On his return, Thauvin established himself as a major element of the Marseille eleven, stringing together high-level performances in Ligue 1 and in European competitions, while becoming one of the emblematic faces of the club. From now on, he plays for RC Lens, who face OM this evening at the Vélodrome (9:05 p.m.).
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