Mehdi Benatia will become the new sporting director of Marseille. To confirm the RMC Sport rumours, the former defender will be appointed sporting director and his contract – only the details are missing, but the general agreement has already been reached – will be closely linked to that of Roberto De Zerbi, at the helm of OM for another two and a half years.
Consultant to the management and to Pablo Longoria, Benatia will play a more central role: “If I look at the market it’s a satisfaction. Bringing Roberto De Zerbi to Marseille was great. I was watching Italy-France, I saw Adrien Rabiot’s brace and I tell myself that he plays in Marseille. Take Denmark against Spain, I see Hojbjerg, he is the captain. They are strong guys, we have laid the first stone players, we share tasks based on relationships. When a player arrives, we often study three-four solutions in advance. We use Pablo’s network (Longoria, ed.), mine the coach,” he said in a recent interview.