Marseille suffered transfer embarrassment after trying to sell player for being ‘too loud in dining room’

Marseille’s attempt to sell Jonathan Clauss in January was partly due to the talented wing-back being too loud in the club’s dining area.

The bizarre situation recently came to light after the Ligue 1 giants suddenly put the Frenchman on the market in a move that shocked the club’s supporters.

Clauss, a £7.9million signing from Lens in 2022, has performed admirably since his arrival at the Orange Velodrome.

This season alone, the 31-year-old has featured in 19 of Marseille’s 20 league games and all six of the club’s Europa League ties.

As an important member of head coach Gennaro Gattuso’s squad Clauss appeared indispensable… or so it seemed.

Clauss was put on the market by Marseille president Pablo Longoria in the final hours of the January transfer window in a bid to force him out of the club.

However, the France international refused to leave and his failure to secure a move away has seen the club dispute the claims.

According to French sports outlet L’Equipe, the breakdown between the two parties began when Clauss pulled up with an injury in the 2-2 draw against Monaco on January 27.

After medical staff examined Clauss and told him that tests showed his issue was nothing serious, club chiefs became furious that the players did not finish the match and accused him of not giving 100 percent effort for the club, instead focusing on being fit for this summer’s Euros.

Marseille believed it was the third time Clauss has not committed his body to Marseille after similar incidents in October and December.

L’Equipe claimed the club’s opinion on Clauss was leaked to the press to help speed up January exit.

The outlet also reported that on the night of the Monaco clash, sporting director Mehdi Benatia sent a voice note to Clauss’s