On sale for several years, AS Saint-Etienne is struggling to find a reliable buyer. Many operations ended up failing, in particular because of the disagreements between Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer. From now on, the two owners only have to hope for a rise in Ligue 1.
The supporters of AS Saint-Etienne may insistently demand their departure, Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer are still in charge. The two owners of the Greens have however put the club on sale for several years. But no buyer has managed to conclude a takeover despite several negotiations launched. For Luc Dayan, former president of Lille, Lens and FC Nantes, the resident of Ligue 2 will become more attractive when its leaders agree. And when the team will find the elite of French football.
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” The impossible sale in Ligue 2? Not necessarily. If the job is done well, as in Lens, it can attract a buyerconsidered the specialist in an interview with Goal. But what is certain is that a club that goes back from L2 to L1 has many more assets to be sold. It’s even the best time, because of everything that affects the life of a club economically with sponsorship, TV rights, ticketing, etc… »
Is ASSE really for sale?
” If next season, the Greens, on the ground, manage to go back to Ligue 1, the sale file could accelerate. Provided that both shareholders really want to sell. We always come back to the same starting point. (…) Many consider that this sale is a sea snake. With two shareholders who claim to want to sell, but who do not. Suddenly, we come to wonder if they really want to leave “Asked Luc Dayan, whose analysis should not restore the image of the two Saint-Etienne bosses.
