The saga of the takeover of Olympique de Marseille could take an unexpected turn.
While this start of the 2023-24 financial year is marked by the critical situations of two Ligue 1 leaders, Lyon and Marseille, it is not only on the green rectangle that the two Olympics are fueling the debates. Behind the scenes, too, OL and OM could engage in a long-distance fight which looks like a turning point for their future.
On his Twitter account this Tuesday, Yacine Ferguson took stock of the saga of the takeover of Olympique de Marseille. The creator of Talk Foot indicates that this issue has cooled down because of the posture of Frank McCourt, too financially greedy at the moment in the eyes of the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
Incredible turnaround: Saudi Arabia has OL in its sights!
In fact, Olympique de Marseille remains in the sights of Saudi Arabia. Advanced negotiations with Zinédine Zidane have already taken place to consider a potential arrival on the idol’s bench in the event of the club being bought out by the Gulf country, as indicated last week by France Bleu Provence. But Yacine Ferguson specifies that McCourt will not have to wait too long because Saudi Arabia would also be interested in Olympique Lyonnais.
Deemed “more stable”, listed on the stock exchange, owner of its stadium and having a training center that is still very efficient, OL has assets to showcase. In the environment of the Lyon club, the hypothesis of a sale is gaining more and more weight. The start of the Textor era threw the club into chaos. “ Behind the scenes, there is no longer a president; Cucci is there without being there, Textor is at arm’s length, and the wildest rumors I’m trying to verify are that Textor may be forced to sell in a while.” launched Daniel Riolo on RMC. Case(s) to follow.
