Roberto De Zerbi has made his place very clear he’s totally dedicated to Olympique Marseille and sees his future firmly tied to the membership.
Talking in feedback shared by switch professional Fabrizio Romano on his x deal with , De Zerbi shut down any discuss of an early exit and spoke with actual confidence concerning the venture in Marseille.
“I’m staying at OM. I’m robust sufficient to remain no less than 5 or 6 extra years at Olympique Marseille. The gamers are with me.”
It was a strong assertion one which reveals how a lot perception De Zerbi has within the squad, the membership, and the route they’re heading.
Softfootball reported That confidence seems nicely positioned, particularly after the moment influence of teenage expertise Ethan Nwaneri. The Arsenal teen solely arrived in Marseille this week on mortgage from Arsenal, however De Zerbi wasted no time placing his religion in him.
Simply 24 hours after touchdown in France, Nwaneri was handed a beginning debut and he delivered instantly. The 16-year previous scored after simply 13 minutes in a 3–1 win over Lens, asserting himself to the Marseille crowd in fashion.
After the match, De Zerbi didn’t disguise his pleasure.
Ethan will change into a high participant, I’m certain about that.
Nwaneri had earlier defined that conversations about William Saliba’s profitable growth away from Arsenal, in addition to De Zerbi’s repute for bettering younger gamers, performed a giant position in his resolution to affix Marseille.
One sport in, the transfer already seems like an ideal match. For Nwaneri, it’s an opportunity to develop below a supervisor who believes in youth. For De Zerbi, it’s one other signal that his long-term imaginative and prescient at Marseille is taking form and that he’s constructing one thing he plans to see by means of for years to come back.
