Between OM and Wesley Fofana, the love story could never really begin although the French international from Chelsea was born in Marseille. Invited to join the Marseille club by Medhi Benatia, the native would not say no to a new adventure in France in the coming years.
Medhi Benatia became the sports advisor of the‘ABOUT in November 2023. And since then, the face ofMarseille Olympic has changed a lot. All you have to do is look at the summer transfer window carried out by the Moroccan leader of the Marseille club and its president Pablo Longoria. Both of them completed more than ten signatures including that ofAdrien Rabiot who left his suitcases on the Canebière at the end of the winter break in September.
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Medhi Benatia called Wesley Fofana
Adrien Rabiot arrived free of any contract more than two months after the end of the Euro lost in the semi-final toSpain (2-1). The French international could have been joined by another player from Didier Deschamps : Wesley Fofana. The 23-year-old central defender revealed to Free Foot in recent days that a phone call with Medhi Benatia took place during the summer transfer window. “I had a call that touched me. It would be a lie to say that I didn’t calculate it. It was Medhi Benatia, from Olympique de Marseille, the sports director. And it sure touched me. I think everyone knows why and… I had a thought. But here it is, the objective at the moment is to succeed at Chelsea, to try to string together matches, to establish myself in my club.”
Wesley Fofana ready to return to French football?
The native of Marseille was trained at ASSE and was never able to wear the OM tunic. However, he would not rule out this option in the future. Under contract to Chelsea until June 2029, Wesley Fofana would dream of playing in Ligue 1 again by the end of his career according to CaughtOffside. Besides loonother French teams would be in the running.
