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The president of OM, Pablo Longoria, returned to the unexpected arrival of Adrien Rabiot in Marseille.
The surprise was total. Without a club at the end of the summer transfer window on August 30 after refusing to extend his contract at Juventus Turin, Adrien Rabiot, against all expectations, chose to sign up with Olympique de Marseille. A huge coup carried out by the Olympian leaders, led by Medhi Benatia, who is the great architect of the arrival of the “Duke” in the Marseille city.
During a long interview given to the newspaper
The Team this Wednesday, Pablo Longoria told behind the scenes of the arrival of the former Parisian. “ It was a huge opportunity, at club level. We decided to be ambitious, and at the same time demanding. I asked all teams to have additional commercial income to enable them to recruit Adrien Rabiot “, declared the Spanish leader.
Longoria on Rabiot: “It was not planned for August 30”
The OM boss then confirmed that the recruitment of Adrien Rabiot was not initially planned and that the budget had to be readjusted. “ This was not planned for August 30 (closing date of the summer transfer window, editor’s note), said Pablo Longoria.
We now have to create extras, to bring everyone to the same level. »
Officially an OM player since September 17, Adrien Rabiot has so far only played two ends of a match with his new team, against Strasbourg and Angers. Absent from Didier Deschamps’ list, the 29-year-old midfielder remained in Marseille to continue his preparation with the aim of being physically ready after the international break.
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