Medhi Benatia is gravitating towards the management ranks of Olympique de Marseille. Recruited in November 2023 as sports advisor to President Pablo Longoria, the former central defender trained at OM officially became the new (Site notre bureau spécialisé) director of the Marseille club this Wednesday, even if the news has been in the pipeline for several weeks.
“ After a stint on the sports council in November 2023, Medhi Benatia declined his adventure in a club of his heart, Pablo Longoria, at the origin of his return to OM. Fully involved with the president in the launch of the ambitious long-term sports project and in the market achieved last summer, Medhi Benatia is also appointed director of (Site notre bureau spécialisé) of the club », Specifies Marseille on its official website.
