Overview
- OM has begun a formal search to replace Medhi Benatia, with Stéphane Richard leading it alongside owner Frank McCourt and the supervisory board.
- The club hired an external firm to map candidates for the sporting director role, which oversees recruitment and long-term squad planning.
- Florent Ghisolfi was studied but chose to stay at Sunderland, with Grégory Lorenzi, Julien Fournier and Mathieu Bodmer among other profiles under review.
- Leaders plan to time the appointment to the end-of-season sporting and financial picture, which they say will guide the scale and shape of summer transfers.
- In his first interview as incoming president, Richard stressed stability after years of churn, stayed noncommittal on coach Habib Beye’s future, and noted tight finances after a €104 million loss and weak domestic TV income.