England Under-21 winger Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot have been put up for sale by Marseille after a furious bust-up.
The duo locked clashed following their opening day defeat at Rennes on Friday night.
Marseille, who played against ten men for 60 minutes following the sending off of Rennes’ youngster Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, were undone in the dying moments when Ludovic Blas fired the winner for the Breton club.
Frustrations boiled over in the aftermath of the defeat with Rowe coming under fire for his display.
The ex-Norwich player was targeted by multiple teammates who were miffed by a perceived lacklustre performance.
It was widely reported that Rowe and World Cup winner Rabiot became embroiled in a blazing row.
It is believed that the pair even came to blows in the melee.
Marseille subsequently suspended both Rowe and Rabiot for their actions.
Both players will not train with the first-team squad and could miss Marseille’s first home game of the season against newly-promoted Paris FC on Saturday.
And the defeat at Rennes could prove be the final match for both Rowe and Rabiot, with both players now being transfer listed by Marseille.
Olympique de Marseille announces that Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe have been placed on the transfer list by the club,” a statement from Marseille read.
“This decision was taken due to unacceptable behaviour in the dressing room after the match against Stade Rennais FC, in agreement with the technical staff and in accordance with the club’s internal code of conduct.
“The decision was communicated to the two players by the club on Monday.”
Rowe spent last season on loan from the Canaries before making his move permanent this summer.
The incident is a huge blemish on what has been a successful summer for the 22-year-old.
Rowe starred for England Under-21s at the European Championship and scored the winning goal for the Young Lions against Germany in the final.
There are now claims that Rowe could be the subject of interest from Serie A with Roma and Bologna reportedly interested in the star.
What was Roberto De Zerbi’s response to the incident?
Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi was left furious following his side’s performance and subsequent fallout at Roazhon Park.
“The others beat us on the pitch, and we come in here and fight among ourselves,” the Italian said.
“You know what that means? That we have small balls. In Marseille, we need to have big ones.”
Marseille have long endured moments of self-implosion; however, few expected it to come so early in a season that promised so much.
The former Champions League winners have been active in this summer’s transfer window with an English influence to their business.
Marseille completed the free transfer signings of Angel Gomes from Lille and defender CJ Egan-Riley from Burnley.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang re-signed for the club while Tim Weah, Neal Maupay, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Feyenoord’s Igor Paixao all signed permanent contracts.
With a stacked squad, many on the south coast believe Marseille finally have the squad and manager to present reigning Ligue 1 champions and Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain with a genuine title challenge.
However, PSG’s win at Nantes on Sunday already sees Marseille playing catch up ahead of the meeting of the bitter rivals at the Velodrome on September 21.