English midfielder of African descent, Jonathan Rowe, has admitted that he has struggled to adapt to life at French club Olympique Marseille.
The 21-year-old signed for Marseille in the summer of 2024 on loan from Championship side Norwich City.
Although he was signed with a lot of expectations, he has not had the best time at the club due to his inability to settle in well.
On Saturday, Jonathan Rowe climbed off the bench to score for Marseille in the team’s 4-1 win against Montpellier in the French Ligue 1.
Speaking in a post-match interview, the youngster admitted that he has embraced the difficulties he has faced at the club.
“It’s been difficult for me personally, this whole season it’s been a big change coming from Norwich where I was a key player in the team and coming here it was a big challenge with the expectation to perform.
“I’ve embraced it, but it’s been difficult. I wasn’t in the starting XI a lot of times and it affected me a bit. I think everyone could see that, but I carried on – and that was that main thing,” Rowe said.
He continued, “Even though I was down some days and I had to look at the bigger picture which is that collectively as a team we have a goal, an objective (the Champions League) and I have to do as much as I can to help that.”
Marseille will assess the performance of Jonathan Rowe at the end of the season before considering whether to sign him permanently or not.
