Olympique de Marseille is undergoing a change of era with the arrival of Stéphane Richard as president and Olivier Martin, a Lyon-based lawyer, who is orchestrating the changes behind the scenes. The club is facing a severe financial crisis and is changing everything this summer. The new president, Stéphane Richard, will officially take office in early July, while the sports director, Grégory Lorenzi, has been appointed a few days ago. This new duo at the helm of the club should not take long to announce the signing of Bruno Genesio as coach to replace Habib Beye. Changes orchestrated by Olivier Martin, a Lyon-based lawyer close to Bruno Genesio or Christophe Galtier, who has been ruling the behind-the-scenes of the club in Marseille for months, according to L'Equipe. To the point of becoming indispensable to the teams of Frank McCourt, who are looking for reliable relays on the ground in Marseille. _« He has become indispensable to OM, where many clubs rely on salaried lawyers »_ explains Régis Rebufat, a long-time lawyer for the Marseille club, before continuing. I've known Olivier Martin for 35 years. He's good, intelligent, we used to play football against each other, me with the Marseille lawyers, him with the Lyon lawyers. We made crazy bringues »_ he details. But what does Olivier Martin actually do to become indispensable to OM ?