- Rabiot & Rowe in ‘pub fight’
- مرسيليا put duo up for sale
- De Zerbi not ruling out return
Marseille were left reeling after it emerged Rowe and Rabiot had got into a fight, which led to a team-mate getting knocked out, following their loss to رين. The duo were immediately suspended and then put on the transfer list by the French side, and though Rowe has now been sold to بولونيا, head coach De Zerbi may be softening his stance on Rabiot.
When asked if he would like to recruit a new No. 10 after Rabiot’s exclusion, he said: “No, I think [Amine] Gouiri can do it. He’s done it in the past, and he has the qualities to do it. We’re missing about four to five players. As for Rabiot, I said it yesterday, and even though I haven’t spoken with (club president) Pablo [Longoria] and (sporting director) Medhi [Benatia] yet, I hope that, and it’s not based on the quality of the player but on the quality of the man, and even if he made a mistake, there’s a chance to fix things.”
Marseille, who were without Rabiot and Rowe, claimed a much-needed 5-2 win over نادي باريس لكرة القدم on Saturday to go third in الدوري الفرنسي 1 after two games. فرنسا international Rabiot started 29 games for the French giants last season, whereas former نورويتش City forward Rowe was in the starting lineup on just six occasions. Going by that, Rabiot would be a bigger loss to Marseille and perhaps that is why De Zerbi is reluctant to lose him, despite this embarrassing episode.
With just over a week to go of the summer transfer window, it remains to be seen if Rabiot will still be at Marseille come September 2 or if he will follow Rowe out the door. Before then, De Zerbi’s team take on ليون next Sunday in Ligue 1 action.
