Despite OM’s difficulties since the start of the season, Frank McCourt has reason to be very greedy in the matter of the sale of Olympique de Marseille.
The case of the sale of Olympique de Marseille continues to keep Marseille supporters in suspense. And recently, David Berger, journalist at Canal+, put a piece back into the rumor machine. “ Behind the scenes, things are going on for the sale of the club. We talk very, very little about it and yet, this sale is getting closer. It is Saudi Arabia which would be interested in buying the club. It might be January. We are talking about €400M and a €200M envelope for recruiting. McCourt may want to sell and if the price is set, around €400 million, it could happen faster than expected. he blurted out.
For other analysts, the file is well advanced. Because if Saudi Arabia’s interest is proven, discussions are struggling to move forward due to the financial claims of Franc McCourt, the owner of the Olympian club. Because to sell Ciel et Blanc, the American businessman, who had paid 75 million euros to buy it from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, would ask for some 500 million euros. An amount that would pose problems for the Saudis.
However, according to the figures in the latest report from Brand Finance Football, the value of OM has exploded and the club, which was worth 191 million euros last year, would now be valued at 458 million euros. Another study, carried out by the KPMG firm, would value the club at 379 million euros, which would rank OM at 32e place in the ranking of the most expensive clubs in Europe. Frank McCourt’s demands would therefore not be as unrealistic as some want to claim.
