Adrien Rabiot has agreed to hitch Ligue 1 giants Marseille, the French aspect have confirmed.
Rabiot has been a free agent since his Juventus contract expired in the summertime and was in no rush to conform to his subsequent transfer, completely happy to attend till the switch window had closed to search out the very best supply out there.
Manchester United, who’re long-term admirers of Rabiot, had been as soon as once more closely linked with the midfielder, however it’s Marseille who’ve gained the race for his signature pending a medical.
For 29-year-old Rabiot, it’s a return to France for the primary time since 2019, when he departed Marseille’s fierce rivals Paris Saint-Germain. The 2 sides will meet in Le Classique, probably the most hotly anticipated fixtures on the French calendar, in late October.
United’s curiosity in signing Rabiot this summer season isn’t believed to have been notably superior. The Crimson Devils had chased his signature in each 2022 and 2023, even holding talks together with his mom and agent final 12 months.
Veronique Rabiot denied options a transfer to Previous Trafford fell by way of due to her monetary calls for in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport in 2023, when the midfielder finally rejected the possibility to go away Juventus on a free switch in favour of a one-year contract extension.
“United wished to satisfy me for instance their curiosity in Adrien, however we by no means talked about cash intimately as a result of he shortly determined to remain in Turin,” Veronique stated. “There have been by no means any actual negotiations, and we’re on glorious phrases with Manchester United.”
