Despite Franck McCourt’s new denials, the rumors surrounding the sale of Olympique de Marseille to Saudi Arabia are not weakening…
Passing through Marseille at the start of the week to speak with Pablo Longoria and his teams about the various summer projects, Franck McCourt was left to indulge in a new update in the media: no, the ‘Olympique de Marseille is not for sale. The rumor had started again at the end of a disappointing season, ended without European qualification
“The question of selling OM is becoming absurd. I’ve been answering them for eight years, he said in the columns of the JDD, no longer hiding his annoyance. I like OM. Total commitment. We are starting a new long-term project this summer with Pablo Longoria at the helm.” And the Bostonian displays his ambitions.
“My commitment to the club is total. It is reflected firstly by the amounts – more than 600 million dollars – that I have invested since my arrival in 2016. And I will continue to invest in contributing to the development of the club and allowing it to be competitive, year after year. after year”, he added to La Provence.
Zinedine Zidane well and truly approached
The rumor had started again in recent days after information appeared in the Saudi press. Specialist in Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Professor at Skema Businnes School, confirmed the Kingdom’s interest in Olympique de Marseille. “The reports, based on recent company registration filings by the PIF, have fans and investors wondering which club the Gulf state could make a bid for. At the top of this list, we find Marseille »he wrote for Agbi.com.
And the editorialist continues by mentioning a possible arrival of Zinedine Zidane at OM in the event of the club being bought by Saudi Arabia. “Several consortia have already presented the French club to public entities in Riyadh, promising, among other things, to install the legendary footballer Zinedine Zidane as manager,” he added, titillating Marseille supporters.
