In February 2021, André Villas-Boas announced his resignation and thus left his post as coach of Olympique de Marseille. In a crisis situation, Frank McCourt then decided to reorganize the governance of the Marseille club and gave full powers to Pablo Longoria, now president. At the helm, the Spaniard’s first mission was to find a new coach for the Olympian team. Finally, OM will set their sights on Jorge Sampaoli. But before the arrival of the Argentinian on the Canebière, other names were also proposed.
This Sunday, The Team thus reveals behind the scenes of the choice of Pablo Longoria with Jorge Sampaoli. With this in mind, the Marseille president was able to count on the help of an agent to whom he is very close: Eugenio Botas. At the same time, Ali Barat, agent and also friend of Longoria, would have offered him the name of Domenico Tedesco, current coach of RB Leipzig. A track which was ultimately not retained since the choice therefore fell on the Argentinian.
