Marcelo was sent away from Olympique Lyon at the start of this season for a very remarkable reason. According to , the former PSV player was L’Equipe at the club of trainer Peter Bosz ‘persona non grata’, after he farted in the dressing room. At the beginning of this year, Lyon and Marcelo broke up.
In August, Marcelo was banned from the first squad of les gones† The defender would no longer be welcome due to ‘inappropriate behaviour’ after the match against Angers (3-0 loss). What exactly had happened was not announced by the club, but L’Equipe now reports the details in a seasonal analysis. The mandekker is said to have farted in the dressing room.
† Marcelo was permanently removed from the Lyon squad for farting in the locker room and laughing about it with his teammates. Juninho, who did not like him, decided to take the opportunity to remind him of his poor performances on the pitch and fired him. (Source: L’Equipe) pic.twitter.com/qMtFv7KLNR
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The fart would be cause for laughter from many of Marcelo’s teammates, but sporting director Juninho was less charmed by the action. The former Lyon midfielder, who was not fond of the Brazilian anyway, would have used the incident to send Marcelo away. For example, the employment of the center defender at Lyon, where he had been under contract since 2017, came to an end.
The counter stopped at 167 official appearance for the club, in which he scored eight goals and two assists. Marcelo signed for Girondins Bordeaux two days after his contract termination with Lyon. Of Les Girondins he is almost certain of relegation; the club is in twentieth and last place in Ligue 1 and has played four points less than Saint-Etienne, which is in eighteenth place. That position means participation in the play-offs for promotion/relegation with three teams from Ligue 2 at the end of the stage.