OM attracts Adrien Rabiot, the improbable last-minute transfer
Olympique de Marseille has just leaked a huge transfer news this evening, relayed by the big boss of transfer news, the Italian Fabrizio Romano. Adrien Rabiot is said to be very close to signing with the Marseille club. A deal also confirmed by the boss of the South Winners, Rachid Zeroual.
At 29, after 5 seasons in Italy at Juventus Turin, the French international midfielder no longer has a club. Despite the end of his contract and his status as a free agent, no club in the "Champions League" or playing in the future "Club World Cup" in June has deigned to be really interested in him this summer. These two criteria were those of the Rabiot clan, anxious to see the player play once again with a major European club. A certain logic given the level of the player.
Rejected by Juventus after an unsuccessful meeting according to the Old Lady, as Interview had revealed it exclusively in June, Adrien Rabiot quietly waited for the end of the Euro to worry about his future. Except that the financial worries of many clubs, who have to reduce their sails, have not allowed for any madness this summer.
When an international player becomes a free agent, his camp always hopes to get a very nice contract: substantial signing bonus and adequate salary. Adrien Rabiot waited, in vain. To the point of not being invited by Didier Deschamps during the last gathering.
Precisely, it is during the international break that OM would have looked into the "Adrien Rabiot case"A fervent supporter of Olympique de Marseille when he was a teenager, despite his training at Paris-Saint Germain, the player would have been very attentive to Marseille's arguments.
A Pierre-Emile Højbjerg-Adrien Rabiot duo in midfield is already making Marseille fans dream. A duo of internationals that OM would never have been able to sign before the summer of 2021, when the club took an astonishing economic and sporting turn. With massive investments in the transfer market.
The possible arrival of such a player ends up no longer surprising some supporters, who no longer remember the difficult seasons, between 2016 and 2021 for example, with so little talent on the pitch.
Who says Adrien Rabiot, says big bonuses and big salary. For a big place in the locker room. On the OM side, it is suggested that the player would have made " huge efforts " to come. Not really the house style. But to play for Roberto De Zerbi and in front of an incandescent Orange Vélodrome, some players would be ready to play for free. Or almost. Nice story.
The reality is that his salary will remain substantial and quite surprising if we refer to the overall situation of L1, the TV rights and the fact that OM does not play in any European Cup. But since 2021, OM is no longer close to an economic oddity. And let's not talk about his signing bonus, a subject that should remain mysterious for some time. But a bonus that generally decides more than one...
In truth, the financial mess doesn't matter.With the repatriation to L1 of a regular player of the French team, we can only be happy.
And also because little by little, despite last season's sadness, OM is growing and seems to be becoming a direct competitor to PSG again. Finally.
What will it be like when the club makes official the chaotic negotiations regarding the officialization of its sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia? Information confirmed again recently in Marseille and in the camp of the buyers. A crazy and interminable story. At that time, we will be able to talk about a new start for Ligue 1.
EDIT 22:10 p.m.: The Olympic Marseille confirms having reached an agreement in principle with Adrien Rabiot.
