Marseille’s plans rocked as coach Jorge Sampaoli leaves club

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille’s preparations for next season were rocked Friday after coach Jorge Sampaoli left by mutual consent and then claimed his objectives were not met by the club. Sampaoli was popular with the very demanding fans and guided 1993 Champions League winner Marseille back into the competition, after the southern club finished second in the league to Paris Saint-Germain. But the 62-year-old Argentine demanded a strong summer recruitment drive and reportedly was unhappy with a lack of signings. He wrote on Instagram that “my tempo and my objectives are not the same as the directors” adding that “there’s no harm in striving for different things.”