Aug 19, 03:16 PM

Olympique Marseille Lists Rabiot and Rowe After Locker-Room Altercation

Olympique de Marseille said on 19 August it has placed midfield stalwart Adrien Rabiot and winger Jonathan Rowe on the transfer list and removed them from first-team activities. The Ligue 1 club cited “unacceptable behaviour” in the dressing room following last week’s 1–0 defeat at Rennes and confirmed that the decision was agreed with head coach Roberto De Zerbi, president Pablo Longoria and sporting director Mehdi Benatia. Both players were absent from training on Monday and Tuesday and will not be considered for Saturday’s home match against newly promoted Paris FC. French international Rabiot, 30, joined Marseille on a free transfer from Juventus in 2024 and is under contract until June 2026 after making 32 appearances and scoring ten goals last season. Rowe, 22, arrived the same summer from Norwich City. De Zerbi is understood to have informed Rabiot’s camp that he no longer wants the midfielder in his squad, while the club says it will entertain “satisfactory offers” for either player before the transfer window closes on 1 September. The disciplinary move leaves Marseille searching for replacements less than a week into the new domestic campaign and ahead of their return to the UEFA Champions League next month.