Present in France, a Saudi prince spoke of the possible takeover of Olympique de Marseille by his country’s sovereign fund.
That’s all it takes to reignite the rumors… Present this week in France, near Monaco, a Saudi leader answered questions from the media Carré. And he did not hesitate to mention the possible takeover of Olympique de Marseille by the PIF, the Saudi public fund.
“I think it’s a good investment to invest in France. OM, Monaco… these teams are performing well”comments this Saudi official. “Investing in sport is a good thing. If you invest in clubs like Marseille or Monaco, abroad like Saudi Arabia with Newcastle in the Premier League, I think it’s a good idea.he added.
According to RMC, the man speaking is Prince Abdullah Saad Abdulaziz Al Saud. We do not know precisely his real influence within power, but the fact that a Saudi official agreed to speak in public about a possible takeover of OM is noteworthy. “This prince is the cousin of MBS (Mohamed Ben Salman, the crown prince of the Kingdom). Their fathers are brothers. Understand, he won’t say stupid things about his country”reacts Thibaud Vézirian, the journalist who has been ensuring for almost three years now that OM has already been ceded to the Saudis.
Prince Abdullah also mentioned the name of Zinedine Zidane, who is sometimes linked to the takeover of OM by the PIF. “I don’t know what’s going on between Saudi Arabia and Zinedine Zidane regarding Marseille, but anything is possible. Zinedine Zidane is a good coach and he is a legend, of course”commented the Saudi.
