A veritable sea serpent, the record of the sale of Olympique de Marseille resurfaced this summer, with revelations coming from Greece and Saudi Arabia…
Olympique de Marseille has had another turbulent summer. True to form, Pablo Logoria has been particularly active on the transfer market, attracting several big names in the forefront of which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Ronan Lodi while waiting for Joaquin Correa. A sign, for some supporters, that OM is about to be bought by Saudi Arabia.
And after banners launched last June by Rolland Courbis or the journalist Bastien Borie, of the Israeli information channel, i24 news, it is a Saudi businessman who put his foot in the dish. ” Saudi Arabia to buy French club Marseille », announced Moaid Mahjoub, close to the Public Investment Fund, which has already bought Newcastle United in the fall of 2021 for some 350 million euros.
But the Saudi entrepreneur is not the only one to believe in a rapprochement between OM and Saudi Arabia. The same is true of the Greek journalist George Tsanakas, even if the latter was much more cautious. ” Frank McCourt, is still in talks with the PIF for the sale of the team. Still need to find an agreement. Frank McCourt wants to keep 20 to 30% of OM’s shares. Another meeting will take place soon in the United States.” he said, adding however that an agreement could be reached in September.
