After thirty years in opposition, Pierre Hurmic was elected mayor of Bordeaux on June 28, 2020. - UGO AMEZ / SIPA

"I want to have a discussion with Daniel Ehrmann, representative of the shareholder King Street, to find out what the club's policy is," said the new mayor of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic (EELV), in an interview in South West. They bought the Girondins to develop the Bordeaux brand. They are in the process of modifying the logo by putting "Bordeaux" in large and "Girondins" in small. I find it good that the club is called Girondins de Bordeaux. "

“The life of the football club also concerns the municipality. The mayor of Bordeaux has a duty to take an interest in football and rugby, it is our heritage, "added the elected ecologist who had demanded the day after his election the departure of President Frédéric Longuépée, in open conflict with the supporters. "So far Longuépée has not been too successful," he said again.

Towards a stadium sale?

Furthermore, concerning the Matmut Atlantique stadium where he will go because a "mayor must go there", Pierre Hurmic who repeated his wish to sell the enclosure clarified his position: "I will ask a specialized firm to calculate the compensation that should be paid to the operator in the event of exit. If it costs more to sell it than to keep it, I won't be a suicide bomber. I will not persist if it is unfavorable to the taxpayer ”

The hearing in Bordeaux before the DNCG, the financial gendarme of French football, originally scheduled for July 7, takes place this Thursday.

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