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Marseille Sporting Director Reveals Failed Wesley Fofana and Kevin De Bruyne Approaches - Get French Football News

Speaking on RMC Sport show After Foot, Olympique de Marseille sporting director Medhi Benatia has revealed that he failed in approaches to sign Kevin De Bruyne (34) and Wesley Fofana (24) over the summer.  Marseille’s interest in Fofana has been no secret. The Chelsea defender revealed last season that OM had made an approach back in the summer of 2024, too. However, he said that his focus remained on succeeding at Chelsea, where he is once agai…

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Medhi Benatia, the director of Marseille football, spoke on Tuesday night about his working methods and the big blows he tried to make last summer.

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Present in the After Foot on RMC Sport, Mehdi Benatia and Julien Cazarre had a very tense exchange. The sports director of the Olympique de Marseille, Mehdi Benatia was the guest of the After Foot of RMC Sport, this Tuesday night. At the end of the show, with the arrival of Julien Cazarre, the exchange was a little tense between Mehdi Benatia. Starting with a little joke, Julien Cazarre was a little bit more stingy afterwards. "They were heated …

In a captivating interview, Medhi Benatia, the sports director of the Olympique de Marseille (OM), opened his eyes to recruitment strategies and bold attempts made during the last summer mercato. Specially targeting renowned players such as Kevin De Bruyne and Wesley Fofana, Benatia illustrated his ambition to strengthen the competitiveness of the Marseille club on the national and European scene. Benatia's revelations raise key themes related t…

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Mehdi Benatia revealed that he tried to attract Kevin De Bruyne to OM. Free after Manchester City, the Belgian chose Naples this summer.

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Mehdi Benatia, sports director of the OM, detailed during an interview on RMC the various attempts made during the summer market to strengthen the strength of the workforce. He revealed that he had approached Kevin De Bruyne, confirming discussions with the Belgian midfielder before the latter headed towards Naples. Benatia explained his interest in De Bruyne by highlighting a possible complementarity with the coach. However, the timing and prog…

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L'ÉQUIPE broke the news in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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