Still in the pipeline, the possible sale of OM to Saudi investors is more threatened than ever. AS Monaco being on the market.
The official sale of ASM initiated by Dmitri Rybolovlev last January is not without interest among investors. Since then, the Principality club has received several offers – currently under study – and one of the hot leads would lead a Saudi prince to the Rock if we are to believe the information from Jérôme Rothen, this Wednesday evening on the airwaves of RMC.
“ The club has been on sale for a few weeks, there is something heavy that will happen behind and from reliable sources, on the side of the princely family and the club, there has been a rapprochement with the Saudis, meetings and exchanges between one of the Saudi princes and Prince Albertsays the former ASM and PSG player. What is certain is that there have been a lot of exchanges in recent weeks, rapprochements because they also invested in private property which belonged to the princely family of Monaco. Nothing to do with football. These affairs have created a rapprochement on football, sport and there is automatically interest from the Saudis. »
ASM rather than OM
Obviously, this merger is a stone in the garden of Frank McCourt’s OM, which could arrive on the market shortly while the Marseille club finds itself in great sporting difficulty. “ I was also told that there was interest in OM a few years ago, but today there is no follow-up. That doesn’t mean they (the Saudis, editor’s note) will not come, but for the moment they are more interested in AS Monaco than in OM. However, there are still many details to be resolved. The investment bank in charge of the sale has three offers on the table, but it is on the side of the Russians… »
The main obstacle for such a sale remains the very nature of the Monegasque club, inseparable from its Principality. “ In Monaco, it’s a bit special, because 35% belong to the princely family. So automatically she also has a saytells Jérôme Rothen. But the Saudis if they came, they would invest a lot of money and they would want a little more than 65% of the shares. That’s the difficulty in finding an agreement. There are talks and in my opinion if they want to invest, it won’t wait three years. »
