According to Foot Mercato, Besiktas player Amir Murillo discussed the reasons for his departure from Marseille, and Benatia responded.

Amir Murillo said at a pre-match press conference: "Everyone can see there was a problem between me and the coach. It had nothing to do with the club, and nothing to do with the team. I think it was just some personal actions by the coach, and to a certain extent, I felt it was unfair. They practically forced me to leave the club, which is why I came to Besiktas."

Benatia later responded on Canal+: "It's a bit too easy to say these things now, anyway, everyone has gone their separate ways. I remember what he said, and these are the things that brought him to this level. I remember when he first arrived from Anderlecht, he was a substitute player. He always worked very hard and was a very good man. We were somewhat frustrated by the situation at that time. I think he also lost the confidence of some teammates. He had some very difficult matches last season, and I can think of many games where he was responsible for some of the goals we conceded, and his performances were a bit careless. And all of this happened after his contract extension. What he didn't mention is that De Zerbi pushed us in the meeting room in front of everyone to renew his contract because he said Murillo was his son. He really liked Murillo and developed him into an important player. Then there were many situations where he dropped off, and the coach decided to look elsewhere. We wanted to resolve this by asking Murillo to pursue a different project. But he's still a good man, and I don't want to criticize him—he never played unfairly. Maybe he himself didn't even realize it, but unconsciously he lost focus."

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