Intermediaries close to OM Comex did not wait for the latest developments to consider the post-André Villas-Boas post. During the second half of April, the entourage of Christophe Galtier was thus surveyed. Under contract until June 2021 with the LOSC, the technician said that he was focused on following his adventure with the northern club while its president Gérard Lopez did not appreciate the maneuver. “Great the Lille project! “, quipped Jacques-Henri Eyraud in a text message to Andoni Zubizarreta, on the evening of February 16, just after the Marseille victory at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium (2-1). But it seems that the profile of Galtier, former assistant or interim coach of OM in difficult times (1999-2001) corresponds to the new order wanted by Eyraud, with limited means and players of the training center or promising to develop.
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Leonardo Jardim’s profile has also been reviewed
Another technician whose name comes back in the Marseille landernau, and who would have been recently examined: Leonardo Jardim (45 years old). “JHE” has always appreciated this coach who had four good seasons at the head of Monaco before a double dismissal. Accustomed to L1 and trading policies, as clever and pragmatic as Villas-Boas, he loves Marseille. But he has a price, high, and a close, contacted, admitted his skepticism. The OM also took information on Bruno Genesio but no direct contact was launched.
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Many interested technicians are thus awaiting the amount of possible remunerations, and this should no longer reach the peaks of Rudi Garcia (€ 350,000 gross monthly after its extension in October 2019) or AVB (€ 300,000 gross, but it benefited from the expatriate regime). Hardly a fan of Bielsa-type profiles, and after an idyllic relationship with the Garcia corporate followed by an eventful experience with the free-thinker Villas-Boas, it seems unlikely that Eyraud will move towards overly animated characters, like Gabriel Heinze.
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