Smoke bombs, songs and a phenomenal welcome in Marseille for Adrien Rabiot
If France is not really a country of sport, Marseille remains THE land of football. And even if it is a former Parisian who joins their ranks, the Olympians supporters know how to honor the great players. Smoke bombs and chants in honor of Adrien Rabiot on his arrival in Marignane, this Monday evening, in front of a hundred excited supporters.
How far away are the days when, in 2016, Adrien Rabiot certified that he was " Impossible " to sign for Olympique de Marseille. All that remains is to pass the medical examination on Tuesday and he will officially be a Marseille player.
OM has acquired an international midfielder and is taking a new step forward. Its squad has been growing year after year since 2021, if we put aside the hiccup of the 2023-2024 season.
Expected at 19:30 p.m. at Marignane airport, Adrien Rabiot was received by Fabrizio Ravanelli, institutional and sports advisor of the Marseille club, and a hundred wild supporters.
Smoke bombs, a " Aux Armes " repeated in chorus and followed by the player, gallery, a few insults towards Paris-SG (it's folklore, don't be offended) and a meeting arranged very quickly on the training grounds.
« I didn't expect this, I see that all the people are there, they are happy, it warms my heart, It makes you want to play and winr,” the player whispered to the many microphones and smartphones pointed in front of him.
Adrien Rabiot has not played since the end of the French team's journey in Euro but he followed a top-notch athletic preparation in August. His game, between technical ease and great tactical qualities, should allow him to quickly be able to take minutes in Roberto De Zerbi's team. The OM-PSG classic should be held on Sunday, October 27, a date already in the sights.
If the signing of this top-level player raises questions for many supporters, particularly on a financial level, after the colossal investments made by the club since the summer of 2021, OM is following his rise.
Repatriating a Blues player Didier Deschamps in Ligue 1 is not given to all teams. Quite a symbol. Until the summer of 2021, precisely, the supporters would never have dared to dream of seeing a starting midfielder of the Blues play in their eleven. Nor count such a wage bill.
With TV rights divided by three this season for the club, no European Cup matches and structural deficit year after year (despite a budget that has more than doubled since 2021), Marseille is currently a UFO on the football planet. Of course, the club has finally managed to sell some players, something it was unable to do, but the finances of such an enterprise cannot be calculated over 3 or 6 months. What happens next is questionable.
Regardless, the return to France of Adrien Rabiot can only do good to our gloomy Ligue 1. So thank you OM and Mehdi Benatia!
More information on Adrien Rabiot's arrival at OM in the show, Le Dèj Foot, on Twitch/X/Kick and TikTok live from 12:30 p.m. to 14:30 p.m.
