Marseille president Pablo Longoria said the club had no choice but to transfer list Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe after what he described as an "extremely violent" altercation between the two players.

The French club released a statement Tuesday saying both players were available for transfer "due to unacceptable behaviour in the dressing room after the match against Stade Rennais FC, in agreement with the technical staff and in accordance with the club's internal code of conduct."

Longoria added more details Wednesday.

"What happened was extremely serious and extremely violent, something I've never encountered before," he told AFP in an interview. "We had to take a decision because what happened went way beyond what is acceptable in a football club, as it would be in any org

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