Italian press reports confirmed the desire of the Chairman of the Board of the Kingdom Holding Company, Saudi Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal, to buy the French Olympic Club Marseille, during the coming period, coinciding with the approach of the Saudi Public Investment Fund to the completion of the purchase of the English club Newcastle.
The Italian newspaper "Tutu Mercato" said: Alwaleed bin Talal has again reaffirmed his interest in acquiring Marseille, where he has intensified his meetings with sports managers in recent weeks, including the former sports director of the Paris Saint-Germain club, Antero Henrique.
She pointed out that the club may be sold at a value of 250 million euros, and the only obstacle in the deal may be the "Velodrome", which is owned by the city, and not to the club, but French media reported that if the municipality agreed to sell the stadium, the deal would be completed in practice.