Gérard Lopez’s passage to the helm of LOSC was definitely very chaotic. Between January 2017 and December 2020, the person presided over the destiny of the Mastiffs. Leaving behind a few cases which French justice is now looking into.
According to a joint investigation carried out in particular by France 3 and Mediapart in 2017, the purchase of the Lille club by the Spanish-Luxembourgish businessman was done via a holding company registered in the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven, to say the least, notorious for its opaque taxation.
And now a judicial investigation is being carried out to clarify various contracts signed in the North under the leadership of the current boss of the Girondins de Bordeaux. Each time through companies and structures linked to Gérard Lopez, with strong suspicions of irregularities committed in financial management.
1.2 million euros invested in wind
L’Equipe this Friday reveals in particular the case of this deal concluded between LOSC and CS Fola – a Luxembourg club which for a year received 100,000 euros monthly from the Dogues. This in exchange for scouting services which were never observed or at least materialized.
In total, CS Fola therefore received 1.2 million euros, excluding taxes, for its expertise in the Luxembourg market and, through influence, in the Belgian and German markets. However, no player has ever arrived in Lille thanks to this contract and, even more surprisingly, no report has ever been sent by the Luxembourg partner to LOSC.
