“Out of 100, Marseille was 40 and Milan was 100. It's that simple. Organisation, the stadium, 82,000 people in the San Siro for every match, Milanello, the training camp, the food, the dress, Milan is the fashion city of the world, the international exposure that I experienced; it's a different world.”

French former professional footballer

Marcel Desailly is a French former professional footballer, active from 1986 to 2006. He played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder, and is known for a club career that brought him major honours in Europe, along with success for France on the international stage. At club level, he won UEFA Champions League titles with Marseille and AC Milan, and also played for Nantes and Chelsea, among other teams. For France, he earned 116 caps between 1993 and 2004 and scored three goals. He was part of the squads that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.