Marseille duo’s row was like ‘bar fight’ – De Zerbi

The incident occurred after the French club lost to Rennes for the first Ligue 1 game, scoring in stoppage time despite being reduced to 10 men in the 31st minute.

I have this question for you. What happens if two people, two employees, two workers, two attorneys get into a fight at your place of employment? De Zerbi remarked.

A team-mate (Darryl Bakola, who was having a medical emergency), was in the middle of a bar fight in front of the sporting director and the coach.

De Zerbi claimed that no teeth were broken during the fight, but it was a one-of-a-kind encounter in all of my professional football career.

“For the first time in my career, I had no idea what to say or do,” said the former. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I’m from the street and have seen fights before, but this is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.

The club’s bodyguards tried to break them apart, they said. They are typically supposed to keep us safe from others, not ourselves.

While Raymond’s mother Veronique called the club’s decision to put the midfielder on the transfer list a “betrayal,” according to Marseille president Pablo Longoria, who described the incident as being “extremely violent.”

De Zerbi then responded, “The mother has forgotten two things. I made the decision to make him the captain, and in a year, I showed her son more love and respect than I did my own son.

“I find it crazy that Rabiot’s mother claims that we gave Greenwood another chance.” Here, we’re referring to one’s private life. Talking about other people is inappropriate. We’re bringing up a workplace fight.

Rowe, an England Under-21 international, initially signed for Marseille from Norwich in August 2024 before making the move permanent this summer. Bologna has been linked to the 22-year-old forward, who has scored three goals in 31 appearances for the club.

Rabiot, a former Paris St-Germain player, signed for Marseille in September on a free transfer after five years at Juventus, where he has scored ten goals in 32 games.