OM's Search for a New Sports Director: Mehdi Benatia a Priority for Pablo Longoria

2023-10-15 09:30:00

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Published on October 15, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.

In the midst of reorganizing its organization chart, OM has launched a search for a new sports director. In this sense, Pablo Longoria has made Mehdi Benatia his priority. The two men already know each other, since they rubbed shoulders at Juventus, when the former Moroccan international was still a player. His lack of experience as a leader does not worry the Marseille president.

Left in 2008, Mehdi Benatia could soon make his return to theABOUT. The former Moroccan international had left his training club through the back door, not having had the opportunity to establish himself there. 15 years later, he is expected to become the new sporting director of theABOUT.

Benatia new sporting director of OM?

As indicated by La Provence, while the future of David Friio is under discussion, Mehdi Benatia is the priority of Pablo Longoria to replace him. The president of theABOUT knows the Moroccan well, since he had worked with him between 2016 and 2018, when the two men were at the Juventus. Mehdi Benatia was still a player and Pablo Longoria as for him, he worked as a Scouting manager for the Old Lady.

Longoria wants to train Benatia

Provence says a little more about their relationship. During his years at the Juventus, Pablo Longoria had noticed that Mehdi Benatia was very interested in the work of Fabio Paratici, then sporting director of the Bianconeri. If he still lacks experience as a leader, this does not worry the president of theABOUT. In fact, he intends to take Mehdi Benatia under his wing to train him and predicted a great future for him in this position. However, his arrival is not yet completely complete. The former player passed throughAS Rome and the Bayern Munich notably has been working as an agent since the end of his career. The lawyers of both parties therefore work on the legal part in order to avoid any conflict of interest.