ROBERTO De Zerbi showed his Marseille players his job offer at Manchester United in an incredible team talk, according to reports.

The former Brighton boss, 45, was linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer but left for France before United handed over Erik Ten Hag a contract extension.

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Man Utd have since sacked Ten Hag with a new boss Ruben Amorim I’m ready to take charge tomorrow.

But a report of The Team This suggests that Amorim may not have been their first choice for the job, with De Zerbi having received a contract offer from the Red Devils in the summer.

The French media outlet claimed that before Marseille’s first match of the season, De Zerbi took out a projector to show his new players his contract offer. Man Utd.

He reportedly told the team: “This is where I could have been, but I put my passion before money. I came to Marseille for the passion.”

It clearly worked as Marseille beat Brest State 5-1, far from any hope of starting their campaign.

However, the former Seagulls boss saw his Marseille The team has struggled in recent weeks, winning just two of their last six matches in all competitions.

And after falling NINE points behind championship leader PSG in the League 1 ranking, De Zerbi may be resorting to crazy measures to try to revive his team.

A 3-1 defeat to Auxerre on Friday sparked another crazy rant from De Zerbi during his post-match press conference.

Roberto De Zerbi’s managerial career

A brief look at De Zerbi’s time as manager…

Darfo Boario (2013-2014))
Games: 22
Victories: 5
Winning percentage: 22.7%

Foggia (2014-2016)
Games: 90
Victories: 48
Winning percentage: 53.3%

Palermo (2016)
Games: 13
Victories: 1
Winning percentage: 7.7%

Benevento (2017-2018)
Games: 29
Victories: 6
Winning percentage: 20.6%

Sassuolo (2018-2021)
Games: 120
Victories: 43
Winning percentage: 35.8%

Shakhtar Donetsk (2021-2022)
Games: 30
Victories: 20
Winning percentage: 66.6%

Brighton (2022-2024)
Games: 89
Victories: 38
Winning percentage: 42.7%

Marseille (2024-present)
Games: 11
Victories: 6
Winning percentage: 54.5%

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The tactician threatened to resign after allegedly fuming that his players had “humiliated” him and the club in front of their own supporters in a dressing room.

Speaking at his press conference, he said: “If I’m the problem, I’m ready to leave.

“I’m leaving with no money, I don’t care about anything else.

“I came to Marseille for the Vélodrome, to play at the Vélodrome. And I can’t get the players to give here what I see in training and in away matches. It’s my fault, it’s my responsibility.

“Playing at the Vélodrome is a privilege. I want to be able to convey to the people who work with me what I think soccer. And I can’t do that. »

De Zerbi’s current contract runs until June 2027.

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