OM are in for a crisis from the start in 2026. The defeat in Nantes led to a settling of scores signed by Roberto De Zerbi with regard to two players.
Denying any link with the fact that Vaz, like Bakola, had difficulty finding an agreement to extend with OM, the Italian coach simply explained that the two young players did not have the level and involvement necessary to play for Marseille at the moment. A real bomb in the OM locker room. Especially since De Zerbi assures that Bakola and Vaz are not the only ones concerned by this muscular exit, but they are nevertheless the only two to be cited…
Bakola and Vaz targeted by De Zerbi
« If Bakola and Vaz do not play, it is because I consider that they are not in shape to do so. It has nothing to do with contracts or situations. I know there have been offers to renew their contract, but if in my opinion they are able to play, they do it. I do things for the good of OM, I am not going to prevent them from playing if they do not renew their contract. But they must be hungry, otherwise they don’t play. And they are not the only ones concerned, executives are also in this situation. When I started them, they deserved it. But this is where they have to give everything, they can’t think they’ve already arrived.”asked the OM coach, who has already in the past reminded important players like Mason Greenwood last season.
OM will have to hope that the message is sent, because with the upcoming deadlines, the Provençal club cannot afford to put two players aside for the next matches.
