Present at Roland-Garros, at the Stade de France and at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, he is still the priority target of PSG.
Born in Marseille, Zinedine Zidane could have worn the colors of OM in the early and late 90s, but he ultimately chose to join Bordeaux and then Juventus. Explanations.
Priority target of Paris Saint-Germain to succeed Mauricio Pochettino, Zinedine Zidane would have reached an agreement in principle with the club of the capital, assured several Spanish and French sources last Friday. An announcement that had the effect of a bomb in Marseille, the hometown of the 98 world champion, where his possible arrival on the bench of the Rouge et Bleu would be experienced as a real betrayal.
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However, if he is indeed one of the symbols of the Marseille city, “Zizou” has never worn the tunic of OM during his playing career. He even refused to play for the residents of the Vélodrome stadium in 1992, preferring to join Bordeaux, another great rival of the Olympian team. The former number 10 of the Blues had justified his choice ten years ago for the official site of the Girondins.
“I was better in Bordeaux”
“The people I met sportingly and outside brought me a lot, he confided. I really liked the area. People were very reserved. There is a lot of discretion. I liked that mentality. We don’t surrender like that. It suited me very well. I was in my element here (in Bordeaux, editor’s note). I’ve progressed. I went from my training in Cannes to the Girondins. Bordeaux was one of the important clubs in France. Rolland Courbis made me come with Jean-François Daniel and Eric Guérit. I was happy and told myself that it was a good springboard. There was the possibility in Marseille but I did well to come to Gironde in the end. Even if I am proud to be from Marseille, I was better in Bordeaux. »
“It would have been unlivable”
After his spell in Gironde, which ended in 1996, Zinedine Zidane had a new opportunity to sign for Olympique de Marseille. But this time he decided to say yes to Juventus. Former OM sports director in 2000, Eric Di Meco, returned to this episode during an interview with the media Webgirondins.com.
“OM is Zizou’s favorite club at the start. After his time with the Girondins, he could have signed there, had blown the former Marseille defender. When he went abroad, it was not even worth thinking about. When I was OM’s sports manager, I asked him if he could have played for OM. He had answered me: “It would have been unlivable”. Compared to his family and friends, who live in Marseille, it would have been very complicated indeed. And even if it had happened, we wouldn’t have been able to keep it for long…”
Auteur: football.fr – Seneweb.com
