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“It’s true that no teeth were broken during the fight, but it was a fight like I’ve never seen in all my years in football,” said De Zerbi.<\/p>\n
“For the first time in my career, I didn’t know what to say or what to do. I’ve never seen anything like it. I come from the streets, I’m used to fights, but I’ve never seen anything like this. <\/p>\n
“The club’s bodyguards were trying to separate them. Normally they’re supposed to protect us from others, not from ourselves.”<\/p>\n
While Marseille president Pablo Longoria described the incident as “extremely violent,” Rabiot’s mother Veronique subsequently called the club’s decision to place the midfielder on the transfer list as a “betrayal” and compared his situation to Mason Greenwood joining the club.<\/a><\/p>\n But De Zerbi responded: “The mother has forgotten two things. I decided to make him captain… and in one year, I gave her son more attention and affection than I did my own son.<\/p>\n “For Rabiot’s mother to say that we gave Greenwood a second chance, that’s crazy. We’re talking about private life here. It’s not fair to talk about other people. We’re talking about a fight in a workplace.”<\/p>\n England Under-21 international Rowe signed for Marseille from Norwich on an initial loan in August 2024, before making the move permanent this summer. The 22-year-old forward, who has three goals in 31 appearances for the club, has been linked to Bologna.<\/p>\n Former Paris St-Germain player Rabiot joined Marseille last September on a free transfer after five years at Juventus, and has scored 10 times in 32 games.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old, capped 53 times by France, has been linked with Monaco and also Manchester United, who are keen to sign a defensive midfielder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n