In view of the enormous difficulties of Christophe Galtier, two years ago, to free himself from his contract with Losc and join OGC Nice, we suspected that the track Paulo Fonseca risked being complex to complete for the Olympique. from Marseille. Officially in search of the successor to Igor Tudor since June 1, Pablo Longoria suffered a categorical refusal on Sunday from Olivier Létang. The Lille president sent the media a clear message: “Paulo Fonseca will be the coach of Losc next year, he is good at Losc. We are very proud that he is courted, it proves the quality of his work and our project within Losc.
Author of a convincing first season in terms of play, and punctuated by a fifth place in Ligue 1, the former coach of Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma is under contract until 2024 in Lille, and its president doesn’t seem to want to let it go at all. If the latter did not confirm that OM were on the spot, The Team and RMC Sport have explained for several days that he is one of the coaches targeted by Pablo Longoria, and even more since the refusal of the Argentinian Marcelo Gallardo.
Can the Marcelino track succeed?
The least we can say is that Olivier Létang did not appreciate not being contacted directly by the leaders interested in the arrival of Paulo Fonseca. “He had the honesty to quickly inform me of the interests of certain clubs for him, explains the former boss of Stade Rennais. I would have liked these clubs to do the same, but today’s priority is to reassure our supporters about the stability of our project and our staff. »
The 50-year-old Portuguese coach, who had almost reached an agreement with OM according to RMC Sport, will he take a position in the coming days to try to force his departure to Marseille? If so, that can promise us a long soap opera this summer, two weeks before training resumes. Given the complexity of this file, and as time is running out, OM management could The Team to be tempted to accelerate the track leading to the Spaniard Marcelino, former coach of Valencia and Athletic Bilbao. He is currently free and he has known Pablo Longoria for almost twenty years. Two valuable characteristics in the middle of the uncertain summer transfer window in Marseille.