OM would interest the famous Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which however also has other plans.
In recent weeks, while OM’s results have become more and more painful, the rumor of the resale has regained momentum, carried by various testimonies and in particular that of Prince Abdullah Saad Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the Saudi royal family, who during an interview made this observation: “ I think it is a good investment to invest in France. OM, Monaco… these clubs are performing well. They will be able to become champions and be stronger. I know Marseille well. »
Le Monde at the same time, having reported American interest in the business of an increasingly distant Frank McCourt, the hypothesis of a short-term change of ownership in Marseille has clearly gained weight. A number of supporters therefore hope for the arrival of an entity with almost unlimited resources such as Qatar: Saudi Arabia, not to mention it.
Soon a 900 million agreement?
Since 2021 and the takeover of Newcastle, Riyadh has taken a step forward in its approach to football. Local investment in the Saudi Pro League may be spectacular, but the international influence is not as expected. And new releases on the European market cannot be ruled out. OM in this sense is a credible candidate, but there is another file which according to the Italian press is well advanced.
According to La Repubblica, discussions are currently being held between the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and AS Rome; a senior leader of La Louve having even traveled to Riyadh recently to define the contours of a possible agreement. The transalpine media evoked a possible deal worth 900 million euros, with an additional envelope of 300 million in the event of validation of the project to build a new stadium in the Roman district of Pietralata.
