According to journalist Romain Haering, Frank McCourt is indeed seeking to sell Olympique de Marseille. But not at any price…
For several weeks now, rumors surrounding a potential sale of OM have continued to flourish. Olympian decision-makers have proclaimed that the club is not on the market, some journalists say the opposite. This is the case of Romain Haering, who assures that investors approached Frank McCourt, and the latter did not close the door. But the American businessman is greedy.
“The reality is that there were approaches and it didn’t go much further. There was no press release during rereading. There was a knock on the door to ask the price. We told them no, or Frank McCourt doesn’t want to sell, period. Either we said it was 500 or 600 million euros. It’s not so clear that McCourt doesn’t want to sell.”confided the journalist from Phocéen in the OM Café show.
“McCourt has invested between 300 and 400 million euros since he has been there”
“What is clear is that he does not want to sell at a loss. We can respect that too. McCourt has invested between 300 and 400 million euros since he has been there. Between the buyout price and the money invested in the first transfer windows and the debts to be filled. This with his personal money, so it is understandable that he wants to get his money back”added Haering, who on the other hand doubts that Saudi investors were really interested, they who would not have been frightened by the price demanded by McCourt. “ And if there were multi-billionaire Saudis, it’s not 500 or 600 million that will stop them, he emphasized. Approaches, information gathering, yes, and the answer was no. »
