Andre Villas-Boas has handed in his resignation at Marseille during a press conference after the club signed a player against his wishes.
The former Chelsea and Tottenham gaffer made the announcement ahead of his side’s Ligue 1 side’s clash against Lens on Wednesday night
Meanwhile, the club is yet to make an announcement about his resignation.
Marseille signed Ntcham from Celtic on deadline day of the January transfer window, with the defender arriving at Stade Velodrome on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy for £4.5 million at the end of the season.
But, the 24-year-old’s arrival was condemned by Villas-Boas at all, with the Portuguese now seeking to cut his time with Marseille short after being undermined by the board.
Villas-Boas said he made it clear that he did not want to sign Ntcham, and has expressed his desire to leave the club ahead of their latest domestic outing.
“It’s a decision that was not made by me. This is a player I said no to,” the 43-year-old told a press conference.
“I was not aware of it, I learned of the signing when I woke up and went on the number one Marseille website. I submitted my resignation saying that I didn’t agree with the sports policy.
“The board has not yet given me feedback. I do not want money, I just want to leave. This club has already experienced two or three years of randomness in terms of its transfers and I cannot accept that.”
Villas-Boas’ announcement comes on the back of a turbulent week for the French club which saw a number of supporters arrested for assaulting officers and throwing smoke bombs at their training centre.
OM fans went too far with the protests against the running of the club on and off the pitch, having seen their team suffer three Ligue 1 defeats on the bounce.
After finishing second last term, Marseille have been nothing short of shocking this campaign as they sit ninth in the table.
They are already out of Europe having finished bottom of their Champions League group, and trail fourth-placed Monaco by ten points.
However, Villas-Boas insists that the incident has nothing to do with his intent to resign, though, and has pledged to continue giving his all to Marseille’s cause until he is officially relieved of his duties.
“Now I am focused on Lens. For me, they are the team of the year. We are not going to be able to prepare in the best conditions,” he added.
“And I will continue until such time that the board asks me to leave. This has nothing to do with the incidents that occurred on the weekend.
“It is related to the sporting side. Even the departure of Nemanja (Radonjic), I was informed in the evening… I am waiting for a response from the board, and if it is a no, we will continue.
“I don’t want the club’s money, nor Frank’s (McCourt) money. I simply want to leave. I want to be clear with you.”
