Olympique Marseille closing in on Villas-Boas: the latest

After announcing Rudi Garcia’s departure from the club, Olympique Marseille are working on appointing Andre’ Villas Boas as his replacement. The negotiation with the Portuguese manager who recently coached Shanghai SIPG is in the final stages, the club’s sporting director Andoni Zubizarretta is set to sign his top choice for the job, the final details on what is expected to be a two year contract are currently being worked on.