Habib Beye credited his Marseille gamers for staying “united till the top of our journey” after he was sacked by the Ligue 1 giants earlier this week.
Beye, who had been dismissed by Rennes in February, joined Marseille to exchange Roberto De Zerbi, who moved to Premier League strugglers Tottenham.
The 48-year-old, who performed for Marseille between 2003 and 2007, oversaw simply 13 video games in all competitions, profitable six of these (D2 L5).
Throughout his stint, his workforce conceded 18 objectives whereas scoring simply seven instances, with Marseille dropping from fourth to fifth and ending 17 factors behind Paris Saint-Germain.
And regardless of securing a spot within the Europa League for subsequent season, Beye was relieved of his duties on Tuesday, with Marseille appointing Bruno Genesio as his successor.
“It was an actual privilege to be the coach of Olympique de Marseille,” Beye mentioned in a submit on social media. “I needed to thanks, supporters, to your ardour and help.
“To all the workers of the membership with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working, in addition to all my employees who’ve accompanied and supported me, I want to carry all of them my admiration and gratitude.
“To my gamers, THANK YOU as a result of we now have remained collectively, united and united till the top of our journey.”
Genesio arrives in Marseille after two profitable seasons with Lille, guiding them to a third-place end in Ligue 1 in 2025-26 and a spot within the Champions League.
This would be the fourth completely different Ligue 1 facet that Genesio has managed. He has beforehand taken cost of Lyon and Rennes.
He has overseen 299 top-flight matches in France, profitable 160 of these video games (D60 L79) and boasting a win share of 53.5%.
“I selected to hitch Olympique de Marseille as a result of I used to be seduced by the problem that was introduced to me,” Genesio mentioned.
“OM is a novel membership, with an distinctive historical past, a robust id and supporters whose ardour is recognised far past its borders.
“I’m very joyful to be a part of this new mission. I want to thank Frank McCourt, Stephane Richard and Gregory Lorenzi for his or her belief.
“I am unable to wait to begin working with all of the membership’s groups and the gamers with a view to construct a gaggle that lives as much as Olympique de Marseille’s ambitions.”
Marseille start their 2026-27 league marketing campaign at house to Strasbourg on August 22. They face defending champions Paris Saint-Germain in Le Classique on September 20.
