OM: Sarri has already refused the post of coach
We already knew that André Villas-Boas would not be the coach of Olympique de Marseille next season.
This is why the rumors emerged at the end of January, with the names of Lucien Favre and Ernesto Valverde mentioned to succeed him.
New rebound on Tuesday: Villas-Boas announced that they had submitted their resignation, before OM declared their dismissal.
The Portuguese will pack their bags, but who will end the season on the OM bench?
According to
L'Équipe
, Nasser Larguet, the head of the training center, will take up the post this Wednesday (9 p.m.) against Lens.
But in Marseille, we hope it will only be the story of one night.
According to
Sky Sport Italia
and confirmed by various sources, Maurizio Sarri was contacted by the leaders of Marseille.
But the former manager of Juventus and Chelsea reportedly refused for two reasons: he does not want to arrive during the season and remains officially under contract at Juventus until June.
To free him, OM would have to spend 5.5 M €, reports
Téléfoot
.
Another track activated according to the channel: Rafael Benitez, passed on the bench of Liverpool (2004-2010) and Real Madrid (2015-2016), free for a few weeks after a stint in China at Dalian Yifang FC.
Jovetic's free kick with Monaco during Villas-Boas' last match at OM on January 23 (3-1)
Villas-Boas, already a rebound in São Paulo?
But what will become of André Villas-Boas in all of this?
The Portuguese, who arrived in Marseille in May 2019, is only 43 years old.
And already a nice CV (Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham, Zénith Saint-Petersburg).
Brazilian media
Globo Esporte
informs that São Paulo has an eye on the future ex-coach of OM.
The 4th in his championship is going through an internal crisis after the dismissal of his trainer Fernando Diniz, followed by the resignation of sports director Rai, former player of PSG.
But a major obstacle would remain for Villas-Boas in São Paulo: the salary.
Not sure that Villas-Boas will revise its financial ambitions downwards, he whose monthly income in Marseille is estimated between 400,000 and 500,000 euros.
Montpellier is thinking of Genesio for the post Der Zakarian
At the end of his contract in Montpellier, coach Michel Der Zakarian is living his fourth and surely last season in the Hérault.
The newspaper
L'Équipe
listed the many points of tension between the Franco-Armenian (57 years old) and his management.
The latter would have drawn up a short-list of technicians to turn the page this summer, with Bruno Genesio in priority.
After 3 and a half years in Lyon, Genesio (54) flew to Beijing Guoan in China in the summer of 2019. Free since the start of 2021, the ex-midfielder has already been approached. by the MHSC.
A four-year contract could be offered to him, with the aim of entering the new Louis-Nicollin stadium in 2024. Thanked by OGC Nice in early December, Patrick Vieira (44) is also being considered, “and has internal supporters, ”writes L'Équipe.
Another former OL coach, Rémi Garde (54), would be on the Montpellier radar, as confirmed by
France Bleu
.
Regarding what L'Equipe is coming out, I can confirm that these two coaches were surveyed: #Genesio and #Garde.
At least for the first and for the time being, there is a gap in salary expectations #TeamMHSC
- Bertrand Queneutte (@B_Queneutte) February 2, 2021
Reims: Dia appreciates the Premier League
Stade de Reims coach David Guion did not hide his satisfaction at seeing Boulaye Dia, scorer of 12 goals in Ligue 1 this season, finish the season at the Auguste Delaune stadium.
"Today I am told that I am worth 15 million whereas two years ago, I played in National 2", amused the 24-year-old striker in an interview with
Progress
.
Dia wants to be lucid and is aware that a departure this summer is highly likely, while rumors sending him to Marseille or West Ham have rocketed in recent months.
“Where I go, I want playing time, however warned the Senegalese international.
We must not rush, I will not leave the boat like that. "
But when foreign clubs ring on his door, England will surely have an advantage.
"The Premier League attracts me necessarily, but it attracts everyone," he commented.
It is a championship that I would like to discover, one of the best in the world.
There are many big clubs, rivalry between them.
If I have the opportunity to play there it will be a reward for me. "
Bournemouth fires coach (official)
The home loss to Sheffield Wednesday (1-2), the fourth in a row, was too much for Jason Tindall.
The English coach (43), appointed to head Bournemouth last summer after the club had just been relegated to the Championship, was dismissed from his post on Wednesday.
The Cherries are ranked sixth after 27 of the 46 league days.
Club statement: Jason Tindall
- AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) February 3, 2021
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