Roberto de Zerbi has revealed to his players he chose Olympique Marseille over a bigger contract offer from Manchester United.

Roberto De Zerbi has offered to leave his position as Marseille head coach if he is deemed to be “the problem” behind the club’s struggles at home. Marseille currently sit second in the Ligue 1 table but defeat to newly-promoted Auxerre left De Zerbi’s side six points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain having played a game more.

Roberto De Zerbi has claimed he rejected Manchester United to join Olympique de Marseille, as per reports.Before pulling the trigger on Erik ten Hag mid-season, INEOS also considered parting ways

Roberto De Zerbi showed Marseille's players a blurred-out contract offer from Manchester United ahead of the club's first game of the season, according to reports. The Italian used a projector to display a deal from the Premier League giants,

Roberto De Zerbi reportedly told his Marseille players that he rejected an offer from Manchester United to move to the Ligue 1 club. Former Brighton boss De Zerbi was one of the hottest managerial properties in the Premier League before his exit at the end of last season.