Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi is open to making room in their squad for "champions" as speculation surrounds Paul Pogba's potential return to playing in France.
The World Cup-winning midfielder is a free agent following the termination of his Juventus contract. That leaves the player without a club, and a move back to France is being suggested.
De Zerbi, who joined Marseille last summer, acknowledges that his club, France's only former European champion, still lags behind Paris Saint-Germain on the domestic front and needs additional talent to bridge that gap.
With the winter transfer window approaching in January, the former Brighton and Hove Albion coach has indicated a desire to sign experienced winners like Pogba—though he mentions he hasn't explicitly talked about signing him with the club's hierarchy.
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