Marseille, is a French football club in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football. The club has won ten official league titles (nine times in Ligue 1), ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue.
In 2010, Marseille won their first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under Didier Deschamps.
Marseille’s home ground is the 67,000-capacity Stade Vélodrome in the southern part of the city, where they have played since 1937.
They regularly average the highest attendance in French football with average home gate for the 2008–09 being 52,276, the highest in Ligue 1.
In 2016, American businessman Frank McCourt bought the club and appointed businessman Jacques-Henri Eyraud as the club president, with Rudi Garcia appointed as the manager. Their current coach is Jorge Sampaoli. He is a former coach of Santos, Atletico Mineiro and Sevilla to name a few.
Olympique de Marseille team history and information
The French club are nicknamed “Les Phocéens” (The Phocaeans) and the”Les Olympiens” (The Olympians).
Marseille and PSG share a rivalry which is dubbed “Le Classique”. The fierce derby pitches the capital against province and “Provence” and the chosen ones of French football against its enfants terribles.
PSG is located in the north in the French capital and Marseille is located along the Mediterranean coast, the rivalry is often referred to as “the North versus the South.”
Marseill new players and signings – arrivals 2023/24
| Marseille New Signings | Signed From Club | Transfer Fee |
| Iliman Ndiaye | Sheff Utd | €17.00m |
| Renan Lodi | Atlético Madrid | €13.00m |
| Ismaïla Sarr | Watford | €13.00m |
| Ruslan Malinovskyi | Atalanta BC | €10.00m |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | Atlético Madrid | €8.00m |
| Amine Harit | FC Schalke 04 | €5.00m |
| Amir Murillo | RSC Anderlecht | €2.50m |
| Joaquín Correa | Inter | Loan fee: €2.00m |
| Rubén Blanco | Celta de Vigo | €1.50m |
Highest paid Olympique de Marseille player per week 2023 – who has the highest weekly wage at Marseille 2023?
| Marseille Highest Paid Player | Salary Per Week | Yearly Salary |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | €161,500 | €8,400,000 |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | €136,500 | €7,080,000 |
| Jordan Veretout | €127,000 | €6,600,000 |
Olympique de Marseille players salaries per week 2023 (full squad contracts)
If you want to know more about the Marseille weekly wages, take a look below.| Marseille Wages | Weekly Salary | Yearly Salary | Contract until |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | €161,500 | €8,400,000 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | €136,500 | €7,080,000 | Jun 30, 2027 |
| Jordan Veretout | €127,000 | €6,600,000 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Joaquín Correa | €105,000 | €5,450,000 | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Azzedine Ounahi | €80,000 | €4,150,000 | Jun 30, 2027 |
| Valentin Rongier | €76,500 | €3,960,000 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Pau López | €74,500 | €3,850,000 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Chancel Mbemba | €74,000 | €3,840,000 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Jonathan Clauss | €63,500 | €3,300,000 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Amine Harit | €60,000 | €3,100,000 | Jun 30, 2027 |
| Vitinha | €58,000 | €3,000,000 | Jun 30, 2027 |
| Samuel Gigot | €44,000 | €2,270,000 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Pape Gueye | €29,000 | €1,500,000 | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | €19,500 | €990,000 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Simon Ngapandouetnbu | €1,500 | €80,000 | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | – | – | Jun 30, 2028 |
| Renan Lodi | – | – | Jun 30, 2028 |
| Rubén Blanco | – | – | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Bamo Meïté | – | – | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Bilal Nadir | – | – | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | – | – | Jun 30, 2028 |
| François Mughe | – | – | Jun 30, 2027 |
| Michael Murillo | – | – | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Emran Soglo | – | – | Jun 30, 2027 |
