Olympique de Marseille’s discipline issues intensified after a locker-room altercation between midfielders Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe following the club’s 1-0 loss to Rennes on 15 August. Head coach Roberto De Zerbi initially sidelined both players and, according to French media, Rabiot was placed on the transfer list when he refused to apologise. De Zerbi later said he hoped the club could “repair things”, signalling a possible reconciliation, but club directors have not lifted the sanction. Rowe’s future was settled first: the 22-year-old winger signed for Italy’s Bologna on 24 August, ending his one-year stay in Marseille. Rabiot, 30, remains in limbo; OM is seeking about €15 million and has received enquiries from Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The player resumed training at the club’s Commanderie base on 25 August while talks continue. Despite the uncertainty, France manager Didier Deschamps named Rabiot in his 23-man squad announced on 27 August for next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland. “I spoke with him; when he joins us on Monday his situation will be clear,” Deschamps told reporters, underscoring his confidence in the midfielder’s importance to the national side.