Mbappé, it turns badly

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

It is a disaster. For the first time in 42 years, Stade Malherbe will not start in first, or second divisions next season. Ligue 2 red lantern in this exercise 2024-2025, the flagship club of Caen will then evolve in National. Or the third level of the hierarchy of French football. A descent into hell which is not without consequences.

Inevitably, the Caen management must reduce the wing to present a coherent budget and in accordance with its new status with the National Management Control Directorate (DNCG). A roadmap whose envelope will probably be between 8 and 10 million euros. And to do this, a social plan will be put in place.

“” Stade Malherbe will therefore not escape a new social plan. An obligation for any company of at least 50 employees proceeding with the dismissal for economic reasons of at least 10 employees over 30 days », Note the Journal Ouest France. While specifying that twenty SM Caen employees should thus be concerned.

The helpless Mbappé family

At the head of the Norman club since last September, Kylian Mbappé and his family find themselves faced there with the serious consequences of the sporting failure of Stade Malherbe. A flagship of French football which had enthusiastically welcomed the investment of the captain of the Blues, and who today pays the broken pots.

“” It's complicated. The employees are under tension at the club and the atmosphere is gloomy. We know that there will be dismissals, but we do not know who will leavedeplores with the editorial staff of France 3 an internal source at the club. There are about twenty employees, between 20 and 29 people (out of 175, editor's note), we are worried. Employees and even whole families will be impacted … »»