Marseille placed Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe on the transfer list following an unacceptable, violent altercation in the dressing room after the loss to Stade Rennais. Pablo Longoria described the incident as unprecedented in seriousness and violence and said the club had to act because the behaviour went beyond acceptable limits for any organisation. Sources reported Rabiot accused Rowe of a lack of commitment, leading to mutual insults and a physical confrontation witnessed by the squad and staff. Head coach Roberto De Zerbi expelled both players from the first-team squad, and both have drawn transfer interest from clubs in Italy and England.
"What happened was extremely serious and extremely violent, something I've never encountered before,"
"We had to take a decision because what happened went way beyond what is acceptable in a football club, as it would be in any organisation."
"I wasn't in the dressing room but the staff who were told me it was incredible, violent, aggressive and went beyond any limits,"
"I think we all have enough experience to say we have never seen anything like it in a dressing room ... Even in the worst punch-ups there are rules," Lonoria said. "Not in this case."
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