Jean-Pierre Papin prefers C’Chartres to Olympique de Marseille
C’Chartres coach for two seasons, Jean-Pierre Papin extended with the Eure club by refusing the Olympique de Marseille training center
“He gives us so much. We are very happy that he chose to continue the adventure with us. » As Gérard Soler, the president of C’Chartres, named him in The Republican Echo, he is happy that Jean-Pierre Papin has extended his contract with C’Chartres. The 1991 Ballon d’Or had indeed been approached by several clubs including Olympique de Marseille, who had thought of him to integrate the technical staff of the training center.
“Jean-Pierre came back into the circuit, there were calls and he listenedspecifies the strong man of the Chartrain club with the regional daily. It would have been crazy not to be. He kept me informed, of course. Afterwards, he never came to tell me that he was going to leave and look for a new coach. I had anticipated. As president, I had to. We had even made progress on the name of his eventual successor…” But there will therefore not be since Jean-Pierre Papin remains faithful to the position.
“In some aspects, he could have found things much better elsewhereconcedes Gérard Soler. But he weighed the pros and cons… He feels good here and he really likes our project. He is determined to carry it out and we are going to put him in the best conditions for him to do so! » The club will have kept its payroll classified according to the Federal Club Control Commission at its meeting on June 8.