The serious crisis situation experienced by Olympique de Marseille constitutes very favorable grounds for a sale. Owner Frank McCourt might put his beliefs aside.
Only fools don’t change their minds. Frank McCourt could take inspiration from the proverb. With each rumor of a takeover of OM fueled in recent years, the owner of the Marseille club has always provided a firm and definitive denial.
The situation may have changed today. The American businessman could get tired of the situation hardly believable in which Olympique de Marseille finds itself, which it has majority owned since the fall of 2016.
With what has been happening since Monday evening, and the surreal meeting in the form of a clash between the Olympian management and the leaders of the supporter groupsMcCourt must make big decisions quickly.
In 48 hours, he saw a coach and his staff leave the ship, and, certainly more serious, his entire management withdraw.
Remember the cypresses
President Pablo Longoria had succeeded Jacques-Henri Eyraud in an already explosive context during which OM supporter groups had exerted enormous pressure with violence.
We remember the cypress trees of the Robert Louis-Dreyfus center burned on January 30, 2021. Today the governance of young Longoria is burning and we cannot imagine him returning to his chair as president by next week, after the matches against ‘Ajax and PSG.
Frank McCourt must anticipate and look for a new management team. With the agreement of Marseille supporters? The latest events suggest that they have taken power from OM.
The least difficult option would be to give up the apron and consider a sale. While waiting to know the Bostonian’s strategy, Saudi and other funds could quickly resurface.
