Rabiot's Mother Erupts: ‘Marseille Management Incompetent and Trying to Push Adrien Out’

The 2022 World Cup finalist has been ordered to find a new club alongside Marseill teammate Johnathan Rowe after both players were involved in a physical brawl.

Adrien Rabiot’s mother and agent, Veronique Rabiot, has launched a scathing attack on Marseille’s hierarchy after the club decided to part ways with her son following his altercation with teammate Jonathan Rowe.

Speaking to RTL, Veronique insisted the clash had been deliberately exaggerated and accused the club’s leadership of being both incompetent and manipulative.

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“A player like Adrien can’t be sidelined from the team because of a dressing room argument. In the world of football, everyone lies, and everyone knows it,” she said.

“Of course, they are lying. At the end of the day, football is always about money. When you don’t know what’s going on, it’s because money is involved. How can we imagine there was a confrontation with incredible violence and no one intervened? No one was hurt, no one went to the hospital. There was no broken nose, no split lip, no stitches. I can’t understand it and I don’t believe it.”

"Management Out of Their Depth"

Veronique also singled out club president Pablo Longoria and sporting director Medhi Benatia, claiming they lack the competence to run Marseille.

“I really think that President Pablo Longoria and Sporting Director Medhi Benatia are wearing a suit that’s too big for them. They don’t have the right profile for the position and are consumed by pride and their excessive egos, unable to control their emotions,” she said.

According to her, the decision has destabilised the squad and betrayed Adrien’s commitment to the club. “Mr. De Zerbi speaks of betrayal… but it’s Adrien who has been betrayed. He is neither angry nor sad, just deeply disappointed.”

"They Want Him Out"

Veronique strongly suggested that Marseille’s leadership has used the incident as a pretext to force her son out.

“Every day, they portray the spat as more and more aggressive, but they are lying. All this can’t be just because of a clash between players. Do I suspect the management is using this incident to get rid of Adrien? Well, yes, that’s very clear.”

She also revealed her doubts when Adrien first considered joining Marseille. “When Benatia first called me, I told him: ‘If it were up to me, my son wouldn’t join this club!’ Adrien convinced me himself. I thought we had been through the worst with PSG. Well, I was wrong.”

"Sad for the Fans"

Despite her anger at the club, Veronique expressed sympathy for Marseille supporters, praising the way they embraced her son last season.

“I’m very sad for the fans. I saw all the affection they showed Adrien, something that has never happened anywhere else. I never imagined something like this would happen, and I understand their disappointment. But nothing serious happened; the truth is different.”

The fallout between Adrien Rabiot and Marseille adds to a turbulent summer for the club, with speculation now swirling over the French midfielder’s future.