Kaaris, the example of a billionaire for a large club in Île-de-France

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By: Manu Tournoux

Billionaire Xavier Niel used the name of rapper Kaaris to formalize his entry into the shareholding of the Créteil club.

Current fifth in National 2, US Créteil-Lusitanos will be able to dream greater. The Val-de-Marne AA club formalized the arrival of Xavier Niel in shareholding.

This billionaire businessman is known to the general public to be the main shareholder of Iliad, French telecommunications group. This is the parent company of the Internet Access provider Free and the mobile operator Free Mobile.

“I grew up here and I'm proud of it. I do not forget where I come from. Helping the rams to go as high as possible is my way of returning to this city a little of what it gave me. Kaaris shed light on Sevran; I want to shed light on Créteil ”, announced the one who would be the tenth biggest fortune in France in a press release.

Créteil, a third “big” in Île-de-France?

Rapper in activity since the end of the 90s, Kaaris revealed to the general public in the early 2010s. Put forward by Booba on the mixtape “Autopsy 4”, the artist from Sevran made it possible to popularize the “trap” style in France.

After Paris Saint-Germain, Île-de-France could therefore have two new clubs with major financial means: Paris FC and Créteil. “The return of Xavier Niel to Créteil at the head of our football club is a chance for our city, for our fellow citizens and for all lovers of the round ball, from the youngest to the oldest”reacted Laurent Cathala, the mayor of the prefecture of 94.