In difficulty in the Champions League after its defeat against Atalanta, OM sees the debate resurface around the departure of Adrien Rabiot.
The departure of Adrien Rabiot is still debated. At the start of the 2025-2026 season, the midfielder clashed with Jonathan Rowe after the defeat at Rennes (1-0). An incident which pushed the Marseille leaders to place the two players on the transfer list. If the Englishman went to Bologna, the Frenchman joined AC Milan.
A choice which continues to fuel discussions, especially as OM struggles to find their way back to success in the Champions League. Wednesday evening, the Phocaeans lost at the very end of the match against Atalanta (0-1), during the 4th day. Now 25th in the C1 rankings, just behind the last jump-off, the Marseillais are worrying.
On the waves of CMRÉric Di Meco questioned the quality of the current squad. “Those who are there are perhaps not at the level”he whispers in After Foot, regretting Rabiot’s departure to Milan last summer. “Last season, you didn’t have fifty players to keep. And if there is one to keep, it is Rabiot, around whom you strengthen yourself. Yes, there was a contractual problem with him, but how much will this problem cost you if you don’t take out the chickens on arrival? »
“It was precious”
The former left-back goes further in his analysis. “If it’s explained to me that Rabiot or not Rabiot, it’s the same, I’m sorry… Vermeeren, O’Riley and Angel Gomes are perhaps players of the future, but today it’s too fair. They have just arrived and discovered this level. And it’s not Ligue 1”supports the winner of the 1993 Champions League.
And to conclude: “Compared to what Rabiot did last year and compared to the level of OM and its ambitions, losing a guy like him is huge. So he can’t play for City, PSG, Barça or Bayern, we agree. But for us it would have been valuable. He was valuable last year. »
