Adil Rami did not remain long without a club. Barely a few hours after terminating his contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe, which he joined last summer, the central defender, 34, signed until the end of the season with FC Sochi, red lantern of the Russian championship.
A country that will bring back fond memories to the former Marseille as he was crowned world champion there with the Blues in 2018 without competing in the slightest minute of the competition. He has not been called to the French team since November 2018.
During his brief stint in Turkey, Rami has only played seven games, including six in the Cup. His only championship meeting in mid-September ended in a half-time replacement. Since then, he has been sailing between grandstands and sidelines. On the shores of the Black Sea, he will discover his fifth championship (after France, Spain, Italy and Turkey).
Since the title with the Blues, the ex-employee of the town hall of Fréjus is more illustrated by his extra-sports problems than on the grounds. Her year 2019 was marked by her stormy separation from the American actress Pamela Anderson against the background of domestic violence and her dismissal from Olympique de Marseille. The club management accused him of "having lied about his absence from training", and "having gone on the set of the program Fort Boyard without the agreement of Rudi Garcia (Editor's note: coach de the time) . "