“” The hardest part has passed. This week on RMC, Michael Gerlinger, Managing Director of OL, welcomed herself that he was able to pass the storm. With an administrative demotion to Ligue 2 avoided and after number of operations carried out to best rebalance the exsangues accounts left by the resigning president John Textor.
“” We had to reduce the wage bill by more than 50%continues the leader aroused. It was a very difficult and unique exercise this summer. In my opinion, we will always have to save money in the years to come but not as much. And to do this, the Gones notably sacrificed the child of the country that is Georges Mikautadze.
“” Could we keep it? No, unfortunately. It was necessary to generate cash », Justifies Michael Gerlinger. This while the club has chosen to bet more on Malick Fofana, the Belgian nugget better valued still than the Georgian but which formally refused to leave for a destination that hardly inspired him. Everton in this case.
“Save the club I love”
Thus transferred to Villarreal for 35 million euros in the last moments of the transfer window, Georges Mikautadze did not hide his sadness at the time of departure. “” There are four, five days of transfer window. We knew there was a sale that was to be made. I had this opportunity with Villarreal. It happened fairly quickly », He blows today in an interview with Canal Football Club.
Was it a sacrifice from his point of view? “” Yes, we can say that. I sacrificed myself to save the club I like “Claims the native of Lyon, trained at OL and lovers of his club to the point of playing with the number 69 flocked in the back. A real heartbreak.
