Andre Villas-Boas, former Chelsea and Tottenham manager has resigned as the head coach of Marseille during a press conference.
His resignation is coming just days after Marseille supporters besieged the club’s Robert Louis-Dreyfus Centre training ground following their awful run of form.
The ex-Porto manager told newsmen: “I have resigned because I don’t agree with the sporting policy of the club.
“I said no to the signing of Olivier Ntcham. He wasn’t on our list. I had nothing to do with this decision.
“I don’t want any money I just want to leave.
“Ntcham is a player I said no to. I was not aware (he had signed), I learned it in the press this morning when I woke up.
“I don’t want any money, I just want to leave. I want to be clear with you. I don’t want anything from Marseille or Frank [McCourt].
“I gave my opinion for the replacement of Sanson but I can not accept, as a professional, that [not being informed].
“This has nothing to do with the weekend incidents. It’s just in relation to what I want on the sporting aspects and which was not understood. Even for Nemanja Radonjic, I was informed that very morning.
“I’m waiting for a response from the management and if it’s a no (to the resignation) then we continue.
“I repeat, I don’t want any money I just want to leave. I want to be clear with you.”
According to Telefoot Chaine via GFFN, the Marseille squad bar Steve Mandanda were unaware that Villas-Boas planned to offer his resignation.
And RMC now claim that the Marseille board has accepted his resignation.
Though the final say will be down to the club’s owner Frank McCourt.
After finishing second last term, Marseille have been nothing short of shocking this campaign as they sit ninth in the table.
Marseille is already out of Europe having finished bottom of their Champions League group, and trailing fourth-placed Monaco by ten points