There are big names that land at Le Mans FC. This Friday, the Sarthois club, promoted to Ligue 2, confirmed the arrival in its capital of new financial partners, mostly from Brazil. And some are very well known.
“To exist in this new context and hope to continue to grow, we have no choice but to adapt, because our ambition remains the same: fill the stadium and share together beautiful emotions, as in our last match against Versailles, explains President Thierry Gomez.This is why I am happy today to announce the arrival of our new financial partner: Outfield, leader of sports investment in Latin America, and Georgios FRANGULIS, founder and CEO of Oakberry. They have the distinction of being a Brazilian investment fund. »»
And that's not all. “The particularity of this fund also lies in its contribution of high -level athletes”, Adds Thierry Gomez, not proud to welcome pretty people from F1 and tennis.
Djokovic, Massa & Co land
Thus, among the pool of investors, we find the immense Novak Djokovic, the most titled tennis player in Grand Slam, the Brazilian Felipe Massa, vice-world champion of F1 in 2008, and another pilot, Kevin Magnussen.
“I think everyone knows my passion for football, which today leads me to take this stage,
explains Felipe Massa in the club's press release. Le Mans FC maintains a strong link with motorsport, and when my big friend and partner at Oakberry, Georgios Frangulis, introduced me to the project, I wanted to be part of it – all the more alongside people as I deeply respect, like Djokovic, who no longer needed to be presented, and Magnussen, with whom I shared many years in Formula 1. French football, title champion of the Champions League and which currently attracts significant investments. »»
