He Olympic Marseille reached an agreement with the Spanish coach Marcelinoan experienced and respected coach in the Spanish League, to replace the Croatian Igor Tudorindicated this Wednesday a source close to the negotiations.
Confirming initial information RMCthis source did not give more details about the conditions of this agreement, which comes less than two weeks before the return to training of the Marseilles, scheduled for July 3. He Marseilles must play on August 8 or 9 in a crucial third preliminary round of the Champions Leagueto find out if it can be in the groups of the highest European competition.
The name of Marcelino circled through the orbit of Marseilles as a candidate in each change of coach since the departure of André Villas-Boas in 2021.
With Marcelino Garcia Toral (57 years old), free since June 2022 and his departure from Athleticwhere he was 18 months, the Marseilles would have a Spanish trio at the controls, with its president paul longoria and his right arm javier ribalta.
“I can’t be objective because he’s a friend”said longora to the daily Brand last November when they asked him about the possibility that Marcelino was appointed in the near future as selector of Spain.
longora and Marcelino agreed on 2006 in it Recreational Huelvato which Marcelino had just been promoted to the Spanish Primera División. 20 years old, longora He then began his career in recruiting footballers there.
They stayed close and met again at the Valencia in 2018with Marcelino as a coach and longora as technical director.
Marcelino would happen to Croatian Igor Tudor, who spent just one season at a club known for its tendency to change managers. Before Tudorhe Marseilles he had had the Argentine as coach Jorge Sampaoli.
paul longoria stressed on June 5 that he wanted a technician capable of installing “an offensive game, a bit rock and roll”.
Marcelino He directed several important Spanish soccer clubs. Besides of Athleticwas coach of Sevillehe villarreal and the Valencia. In 2019 she conquered the Copa del Rey with the Valencia and now he would face his first experience in a foreign club.
Once the coach is officially appointed, the Marseilles he will have to manage the composition of the squad and especially he will have the priority of an eventual renewal of the Chilean attacker Alexis Sanchez.
Source: Ambito
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