This time the page is definitely turned.
Olympique de Marseille announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with its former coach André Villas-Boas, whose contract was therefore terminated amicably.
“Olympique de Marseille announces the termination by mutual agreement of the André Villas-Boas contract.
Olympique de Marseille thanks him for his contribution during these 19 months of collaboration and wishes him the best for the future, ”OM wrote in a brief statement published on its website.
The departure of Villas-Boas dates from February 2, at the height of the crisis that the Provencal club has been going through for weeks.
During a spectacular press conference, the Portuguese technician, who had hoisted OM to 2nd place during the past season, first announced his wish to resign and leave OM, citing a disagreement on the club sports policy and the transfer window, two days after the arrival of midfielder Olivier Ntcham, whom he did not want.
Longoria has since risen to the presidency
A few hours later, OM announced the dismissal of their coach, citing "the recent repetition of actions and attitudes which seriously harm the Marseille Olympic institution and its employees".
Ultimately, the two parties therefore reached an agreement.
In the meantime, OM has changed president, Jacques-Henri Eyraud having been dismissed on Friday by owner Frank McCourt and replaced by ex-sports director Pablo Longoria, with whom Villas-Boas precisely disagreed.
For the post of coach, after an interim provided by the director of the training center Nasser Larguet, OM bet on the Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli, who arrived in Marseille on Tuesday.
