Official | Federico Balzaretti joins Marseille as Assistant Sporting Director

Former Italy international left-back Federico Balzaretti has taken up the role of Olympique de Marseille’s Assistant Sporting Director, the Ligue 1 side has announced. Balzaretti will help current Football Director Medhi Benatia, his former teammate at AS Roma. Balzaretti’s main responsibilities will be to oversee the recruitment cell and help develop the club’s young talents, according to Marseille’s press release.

Balzaretti is a French speaker and as he previously revealed in an…