The future of Adrien Rabiot in Olympique de Marseille has taken a dramatic turn. According to a report from RTL, Roberto de Zerbi informed the club's hierarchy that he no longer wants to count on the French international, after a disciplinary incident last week. Rabiot's mother and agent, Véronique Rabiot, revealed to RTL that she was informed on August 18 about August 18 from her son of the team. She was looking for clarification from the club's sports director, Mehdi Benatia, but received no response. On Tuesday morning, the Secretary General Benjamin Arnaud confirmed Van Rabiot's lawyer that the Zerbi had made his position clear: the midfielder is not in his plans. The Italian coach has justified his decision by quoting a “lack of investments” compared to Rabiot's first season in Marseille. However, the entourage of the player has rejected this reasoning. The Fall-Out comes in the aftermath of OM's 1-0 defeat to Rennes on August 15, in which tensions in the dressing room are cooked. Rabiot and English winger Jonathan Rowe reportedly succeeded, with two quarrels with insults and physical contact. Both players have since been excluded from the training with the first team.
Adrien Rabiot came to Marseille in 2024 and is under contract until the end of the current season. It is a dramatic fall from the grace for the former PSG midfielder, which was considered one of the players of the season for Les Phocéens during the first season of the Zerbi. GFFN | George Boxall