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With Zidane’s failure in Marseille, he also thwarted his hometown team’s plans
Marseille’s first choice after Marthelino left the bench was Zinedine Zidane, but according to Mundo Deportivo, the French coach rejected the offer and Marseille turned to Gennaro Gattuso.
Gennaro Gattuso officially became Marseille’s new coach from Wednesday (September 27th) after the collaboration with Marthelino ended due to the poor start to the season.
A Mundo Deportivo publication states that the Italian coach was not Marseille’s first choice. Instead, Zinedine Zidane was the man AEK’s Europa League rivals turned to first.
The Frenchman, the left the Real When he retired in the summer of 2021 and has not been active as a coach since then, he has not yet found the team that will send him back to the bench.
The answer he gave to Marseilles was negative, even closing the door on his hometown team. According to the publication, the 51-year-old was not convinced by the Marseille project.
Source: sport 24
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