{"id":429,"date":"2026-08-14T16:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/?p=429"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:39:37","slug":"julie-thibaud-joins-marseille-from-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"Julie Thibaud Joins Marseille from Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

French international returns home after three seasons in England
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Marseille have completed the signing of French international Julie Thibaud from Leicester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 28-year-old centre-back returns to France after spending the past three seasons in England and will now strengthen Marseille\u2019s defence ahead of the 2026\/27 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experienced Defensive Reinforcement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thibaud arrives at Marseille with significant experience at both domestic and international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre-back has represented France and has spent the last three seasons competing in English football with Leicester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her experience in the Women\u2019s Super League should provide Marseille with an experienced defensive option as they prepare for the new campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Return to France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After three seasons abroad, Thibaud will now begin a new chapter back in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her arrival represents an important defensive addition for Marseille, who will be hoping her experience and leadership can help strengthen the team ahead of the 2026\/27 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transfer Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Player: Julie Thibaud<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Age: 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Nationality: France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Position: Centre-back<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Previous club: Leicester City<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf New club: Marseille<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Time in England: 3 seasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf Status: Official<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Julie Thibaud Brings to Marseille<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thibaud brings experience, defensive quality and international pedigree to Marseille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having spent three seasons playing in England, she arrives with valuable experience of a highly competitive league and will now look to use that knowledge to strengthen OM\u2019s back line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 28, she is also entering the prime years of her career and could become an important leader within Marseille\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transfer Tribune Verdict<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This looks like a smart defensive addition for Marseille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing a French international with three seasons of experience in England back to France gives OM both quality and experience at the heart of their defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the 2026\/27 season approaching, Thibaud could prove to be an important signing as Marseille look to strengthen their squad and compete at a higher level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think of this signing? Let us know in the comments and follow Transfer Tribune for the latest transfer news from around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French international returns home after three seasons in England Marseille have completed the signing of French international Julie Thibaud from Leicester City. The 28-year-old centre-back returns to France after spending the past three seasons in England and will now strengthen Marseille\u2019s defence ahead of the 2026\/27 season. Experienced Defensive Reinforcement Thibaud arrives at Marseille with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transfertribune.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}