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Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham joined Marseille on loan with hours remaining of the transfer window on deadline day. However, it appears his arrival at the club hasn’t impressed his new manager Andre Villas-Boas.
As reported by Get French Football News, the 43-year-old ex-Chelsea boss has offered his resignation on Tuesday morning to the Ligue 1 club’s hierarchy after thy signed Ntcham when he didn’t actually want the player.
Breaking | Marseille manager André Villas-Boas announces that he has offered his resignation this morning after the club signed Olivier Ntcham when he didn't want him. More follows.
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) February 2, 2021
As to be expected, the bizarre update has had plenty of Hoops fans talking on social media.
Ntcham was keen to move back to his native country during the winter window, with Marseille reportedly having the option to make his move permanent in the summer.
The option-to-buy fee for the 24-year-old is thought to be £4.5m – the same price the Hoops paid Manchester City for Ntcham back in 2017.
Here is what these Hoops fans had to say in response to @GFFN‘s post on Twitter, with many quite simply stunned.
Twitter: Celtic players really playing a blinder this season, this is unbelievable
https://t.co/zFvZo8xwS4 (@bras68)
Twitter: He’s not that bad https://t.co/zwCZLCfBZd (@MarkieLiam)
Twitter: no chance
https://t.co/XdjDnaZAMv (@LukeK1302)
Twitter: This is laughable man
https://t.co/gbum3iG7cD (@Stuarttawse1888)
Twitter: Hahaha now way man, that’s honestly too funny
https://t.co/3tfbzBsWXz (@peteyhughes95)
Twitter: Amazing if true https://t.co/pJc3ifQfsD (@RyanHerity1)
Twitter: No way
https://t.co/InGRDU6fBA (@StandForCeltic)
Twitter: Surely not
https://t.co/RhPcmrsVds (@1Scottdavidson)