• The existence of a debt of 30 million euros from Nîmes Olympique had been brought to light during the week.

  • Its president Rani Assaf explained that it was linked to the Covid-19 crisis and the lack of payment of part of the TV rights by Mediapro.

    But according to him, the debt is being reduced and the cash flow excellent.

  • Construction work on a temporary stadium should begin within a fortnight.

    The president of Nîmes Olympique hopes to play there in December and immediately begin the demolition of the current Costières stadium.

Rani Assaf, the president of Nîmes Olympique, confirmed the existence of a debt of 30 million euros for the Ligue 2 club. But according to its majority shareholder, “it is normal.

This is due to the Covid-19 crisis and the Mediapro affair.

What you have to remember is that we have less debt this season than the previous one.

»

The president of the Gard club, who gave a press conference on Monday to follow up on the figures published in

La Gazette de Nîmes

, explains that the cash is doing very well, however.

“There are 12.85 million euros in the club's bank accounts, equivalent to an entire season in Ligue 2. I don't know many companies in Nîmes who can say the same.

Only I can save this club.

I work on the future.

»

The construction of the ephemeral stadium should begin in mid-May

Angry with the former leaders, who he believes were the source of the disclosure of these figures, he underlines that the Gard club, ephemeral resident of L1 (2018-2021) before returning to L2, "is not made or structured to be permanently in Ligue 1. But there is no reason why Nîmes Olympique should not always be in the top 10 of Ligue 2. When for years it vegetated in National, the people who managed that, what is their credibility for coming to give me lessons today?

None.

»

For Rani Assaf, the new stadium project is absolutely not in question.

Work on the temporary stadium will be launched on the 15th. The strongman of Nîmes Olympique hopes to play there "at the end of December 2022".

The current Costière stadium, bought by Rani Assaf, must be destroyed and replaced in the same place by a sports and hotel complex, housing and offices, by 2026.

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