“Olympique de Marseille is not for sale. The day after the revelation of a buyout offer made by the former manager of the Toulon rugby team Mourad Boudjellal, Jacques-Henri Eyraud wanted to clarify things. At a press conference organized this Saturday, the president of OM first thanked "the people who have a financial interest in the Marseille club". Then, he assured the journalists present that the club was not interested in "the session".
Friday, the offer of 700 million euros, with Saudi funds, led by Boudjellal, had agitated French football. This offer would be structured as follows: 300 million euros for the buyout of the club, 200 million euros to settle debts and another 200 million euros for the transfer window.
McCourt's project is "long term"
Frank McCourt, the American owner of OM, has already invested more than 300 million euros in the club: 50 million euros on purchase, 78 million euros in debt recovery and around 220 million euros in transfers. Some sources close to the file believe that 300 million euros is a good price for McCourt, who would not lose too much in the case. Others, on the contrary, point out that the American businessman, if he has to resell, will do so much later and profitably.
Frank McCourt had made a very nice financial transaction by reselling his Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for more than $ 2 billion when he bought them $ 430 million. Internally, it is emphasized that the McCourt project is "long term", like the extension of the contract with simultaneous salary cut by playmaker Dimitri Payet.
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OM: Boudjellal says he is a Middle Eastern fund holder and intends to "contact McCourt directly"
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