Bazdarevic: I urged Kolasinac to leave Arsenal for Marseille

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·22 January 2022

Bosnian coach Mécha Bazdarevic is happy seeing Sead Kolasinac move to Olympique Marseille.

The former Arsenal defender signed for OM this week, penning terms to 2023.

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Bazdarevic said: "I've been talking to him about OM for three years.

"At one point, OM and Lyon were looking for a left-back. Recruiter friends asked me if I knew any in the former Yugoslavia.

"He (Kolasinac) did not know OM and French football..."