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Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Moroccan coach Walid Regragui has emerged as a candidate to take over at France\u2019s Olympique de Marseille following the dismissal of Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi.<\/p>\n

French media reports said Regragui\u2019s name has been put to the southern club\u2019s management as one of the options to lead the team for the remainder of the 2025\u20132026 season.<\/p>\n

While there is internal backing for the Moroccan coach\u2019s re\u0301sume\u0301, the reports stressed that there have been no official or concrete talks so far, and that the matter currently remains a \u201cproposal\u201d under consideration.<\/p>\n

Alongside Regragui, the shortlist to succeed De Zerbi includes former Marseille player Habib Beye, who was recently dismissed from French club Rennes.<\/p>\n

The name of current Al-Ittihad coach, Portuguese manager Sergio Conceic\u0327a\u0303o, is also being mentioned as a preferred option for the club\u2019s leadership, though a \u20ac4.5 million release clause (about $4.9 million) would make any move difficult.<\/p>\n

Other names cited in the speculation include Nigeria coach Eric Chelle and former Marseille coach Igor Tudor, who led the club in the 2022\u20132023 season.<\/p>\n

Obstacles to signing Regragui<\/b><\/p>\n

Marseille\u2019s hopes of appointing Regragui face two main hurdles: his existing contract with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, and his desire to lead the \u201cAtlas Lions\u201d at the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

This interest comes as Regragui\u2019s future with Morocco has been the subject of rumors, despite a recent official denial that he is leaving his post.<\/p>\n

Earlier, RMC Sport claimed Regragui was determined to step down about three weeks after the Atlas Lions lost the Africa Cup of Nations final on home soil to Senegal.<\/p>\n

However, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation denied the reports, just months before the start of the 2026 World Cup, in which Morocco will take part.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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