Football

Villas-Boas ‘suspended’ by Marseille after offering to resign as coach

Marseille’s Portuguese coach Andre Villas Boas (L) reacts with Marseille’s French midfielder Dimitri Payet after the French L1 football match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Reims at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southeastern France, on December 19, 2020. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

Andre Villas-Boas has been officially “suspended” as coach of Marseille after earlier offering to resign in a row over transfers, the French Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday.

“This protective decision had become inevitable given the recent scheming and attitudes shown which have seriously damaged Olympique de Marseille as an institution,” a club statement said.

Villas-Boas, the Portuguese former Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur coach, said at a press conference he wanted to resign after discovering the club had signed midfielder Olivier Ntcham on loan from Celtic against his will.

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Tom Kirkwood

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