Marseille president hits out at Liverpool

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Liverpool’s turbulent season has caught the attention of Marseille’s newly appointed president Stephane Richard. Image Credits: Imago Images Liverpool’s turbulent season has caught the attention of Marseille’s newly appointed president Stéphane Richard – and he hasn’t held back in using the Reds as a prime example of why money alone doesn’t buy success.

He said as quoted by Maxifoot: “I’m not going to say that OM hasn’t been clever until now [in recruitment], because that wouldn’t be kind to those who have carried this club, and I don’t believe that’s the case. The ambition is clear, it remains and is reaffirmed: to establish OM within the small group of European clubs that have a vocation to play in the Champions League every year, therefore to feature in the Ligue 1 Top 3.” He then referenced Liverpool’s past summer as reason why money is not everything in elite football: “The ambition is clearly reaffirmed.

The summer period is crucial, but I think it’s much too early to talk about that. But it’s not just a question of resources — we can see, I won’t make sporting comments, clubs that have spent colossal amounts of money but have disappointing results, notably Liverpool with more than 480 million euros spent last summer.