Marseille president Pablo Longoria stated the membership had no selection however to switch record Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe after what he described as an “extraordinarily violent” altercation between the 2 gamers.
The French membership launched an announcement Tuesday saying each gamers have been accessible for switch “as a consequence of unacceptable behaviour within the dressing room after the match in opposition to Stade Rennais FC, in settlement with the technical employees and in accordance with the membership’s inner code of conduct.”
Longoria added extra particulars Wednesday.
“What occurred was extraordinarily critical and very violent, one thing I’ve by no means encountered earlier than,” he advised AFP in an interview. “We needed to take a choice as a result of what occurred went method past what is suitable in a soccer membership, as it will be in any organisation.”
Sources advised ESPN that tempers boiled over within the dressing room after the loss to Rennes, wherein Marseille performed with 11 males in opposition to 10 for an hour.
Rabiot accused Rowe of an absence of dedication, based on sources, and so they insulted one another in entrance of the entire squad earlier than getting bodily with one another.
“I wasn’t within the dressing room however the employees who have been advised me it was unbelievable, violent, aggressive and went past any limits,” Longoria added.
France worldwide midfielder Rabiot, 30, and England under-21 worldwide winger Rowe, 22, have been expelled from the first-team squad by head coach Roberto De Zerbi on Monday, ESPN reported.
“I feel all of us have sufficient expertise to say we’ve got by no means seen something prefer it in a dressing room … Even within the worst punch-ups there are guidelines,” Longoria stated. “Not on this case.”
Rabiot, who has one yr left on his contract, has attracted curiosity from former membership Juventus and Inter Milan whereas Premier League sides are additionally monitoring the state of affairs, sources have advised ESPN. Rowe, who left Norwich for the south of France a yr in the past, additionally has choices in England, with Sunderland and Leeds United.
Data from ESPN’s Julien Laurens was used on this report.
