A year ago, Frank McCourt, decided to open OM’s capital to new investors, valued the club internally at 1.2 billion euros. A staggering amount – it seems disproportionate – which has never been made official. And for good reason. Since then, the Marseille institution has taken a hit. So much so that the latest claims which have leaked more or less deliberately announce a much more realistic envelope halved. Or around 600 million euros.
However, can OM find a buyer at such a price in a tormented context? Optimism in this matter is not necessarily appropriate and yet the rumor of an imminent sale continues to be fueled regularly. Recently, Bruno Genesio gave some encouragement, despite himself, to the fierce defenders of this transfer thesis.
“ I spoke with Greg Lorenzi and Stéphane Richard
(the sports director and president of the club, editor’s note). It was important to take stock after the first cycle of matchessaid the strategist last week at a press conference.
I also needed to get the message that we were not working on the short term but also on next season. I wanted to know the medium-term vision of the new management and the club so that OM regains a status that suits it. »
Confidence in the future that challenges
How on earth were Marseille leaders able to reassure their coach given the current slump? Some see it as the prospect of a quick sale and new guaranteed means. “
I don’t want to put another coin in the sea serpent of the sale of the club, but how did we go from the most total depression to this great confidence for the future of the club? », asks local journalist Guillaume Dacquet.
Ten years after American Frank McCourt took power after his takeover from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus in 2016, OM may be experiencing the end of an era. Many partner contracts are currently being renegotiated, renewed or terminated for the benefit of other employees. The return of Adidas, already confirmed, has caused a lot of talk in the Marseille city. Some see this as proof of a coming rebound.
