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Marseille Rejects Investigation Alleging Benatia–Greenwood Rift and Internal Power Struggles

The rebuttal follows La Provence stories on a near-sale, with Mason Greenwood in prolific form.

Overview

  • Marseille’s communications chief said the club is "extremely shocked" by La Provence’s reporting and labeled the pieces accusatory and unfounded.
  • La Provence reported that Mason Greenwood was close to being transfer-listed after Medhi Benatia criticized his commitment and defensive work.
  • The investigation said Roberto De Zerbi dropped Greenwood for matches against Lens and PSG and that the player avoided interactions with Benatia around the club.
  • The paper also reported that senior executive Cécilia Barontini filed a police incident report after a confrontation with Benatia and that she opposed a potential move for Youcef Atal.
  • Reports noted Greenwood scored six goals in his final eight league games, including a decisive strike against Le Havre, and has 25 goals and eight assists in 37 matches this season with interest reported from Barcelona, Napoli and Atletico Madrid.