Marseille’s head coach Igor Tudor has decided to end his collaboration with the French club, leaving Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky without a coach. Tudor has one year left on his contract, but has decided to leave due to feeling restless and tired. The club’s management were content with Tudor’s work, but were unable to convince him to stay. Tudor took over Marseille last summer, leading the team to a third-place finish in Ligue 1 and qualification for the Champions League. Malinovsky joined Marseille in the winter transfer window from Atalanta, playing in 22 matches and scoring two goals during his six months in France.
Marseille and Ukrainian national team midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky was left without head coach Igor Tudor, who left the club on his own initiative.
Igor Tudor decided to end his collaboration with Marseille ahead of schedule. The Croatian specialist has one year left on his contract with the French club, but he has decided to leave Malinovsky’s team, according to Foot Mercato.
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The club’s management were happy with Tudor’s work, but they failed to convince him to stay for another year. It was noted that the 45-year-old Croat was feeling restless and tired, and this morning during a training session, he announced to the players about his decision to leave.
Another version of Tudor’s departure is his dream of working in Italy, previously his name was linked to Juventus.
- Tudor took over Marseille last summer. Under his leadership, the team finished third in Ligue 1 and went on to qualify for the Champions League.
- Malinowski moved to Marseille in the winter transfer window from Atalanta. During his six months in France, he managed to take part in 22 matches where he scored two goals and made one assist.