Frank McCourt, the owner of OM, evokes in an interview this Sunday the subject of the sale of the club. Without concession.
Frank McCourt, at the controls of loon Since 2016 and its acquisition from the Louis-Dreyfus family, has it been about to give in? In recent years, the rumor of a resale of the American is going well but to date, the massive Saudi investment expected by some is more fantasy. A trend that obviously remains.
« The club is not for sale and you should not give way to any confusion on thishammers Frank McCourt in a long interview with the Journal du Dimanche. I am neither an investment capital company nor a state. The McCourt group is a family, and we are very attached to Marseille.
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Through this development expressed with force and conviction, the billionaire businessman recalls that it has already bet $ 750 million (around 640 million euros) drawn from its equity for nine years. “” My goal is to put Pablo (Longoria)Medhi (Benatia) and their teams in the best conditions to make the right decisions “, He said, welcoming the rest of the choice of Roberto de Zerbi on the bench.
OM capital is open
If he dismisses the idea of a short or medium -term sale, Frank McCourt gladly opens the door to any employees wishing to contribute to the capital of OM. “” We could cooperate with new investors, but only if there is a strategic reason, if they share the same values, and Marseille are not for sale. »
« Rumors do not help. Cohesion already produces results “Concludes the interested party. This while being reassuring as to the future of the Marseille institution, which is however impacted as its competitors by the TV rights crisis. “”
OM is not in danger because we continue to support it financially », Donnae at the envi Frank McCourt.
