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Marseille sack head coach Habib Beye, Bruno Genesio expected to be appointed

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François Miguel Boudet

Published 2 hours ago

In a two-line statement, Olympique de Marseille announced the departure of manager Habib Beye, with Bruno Genesio expected to replace him very soon.

[p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/marseille/SblU3Hee/"]Olympique de Marseille[/a] captain who came to save what could still be saved, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beye-habib/f5Mxl8ba/"]Habib Beye[/a] has been officially relieved of his duties. [/p][p]The club did it without any ceremony: with a two-line statement. [/p][p][b]"Olympique de Marseille announces the end of its collaboration with Habib Beye. The club thanks Habib Beye and wishes him all the best for the rest of his career."[/b][/p][embed guid="cf1e8301-822d-4d9a-909b-bedbcf7911bc" url="https://x.com/OM_English/status/2071999568372244776" social-type="twitter" /][p]His departure had been decided several weeks ago, but some contractual details still needed to be settled and took time to finalise.[/p][p]This announcement was a prerequisite before officially confirming the signing of Bruno Genesio, who was at the end of his contract with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a][b] [/b]and comes to Marseille even though the club did not qualify for the Champions League.[/p]

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