Negotiations at an advanced stage, a three-year contract is ready for the Italian coach MARSEILLE (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – A twist in the race for the Marseille bench. It seemed done for the arrival of Sergio Conceicao, released from Porto, but faced with the Portuguese coach’s hesitation, OM decided to change objective and an agreement with Roberto De Zerbi is now close. The French media speak of advanced negotiations with the Italian coach, who parted ways with Brighton in recent weeks and who already two years ago was close to the Marseille bench, who then preferred Igor Tudor over him.
Contacts with De Zerbi have been going on for days and the parties are close to an agreement for a three-year contract. The former Sassuolo and Shakhtar coach does not represent a plan B: at the Velodrome they have always had great respect for him but they thought that he would remain in the Premier League or that he would wait for the call from a big team. However, the fact that he was still free in mid-June would have pushed president Longoria and sporting director Benatia to make an attempt, receiving positive feedback. Hence the acceleration that could lead De Zerbi to become the second Italian coach in the history of OM after Rino Gattuso. – photo Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS). glb/red 13-Jun-24 16:02 .
