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OM owner Frank McCourt and his president Pablo Longoria on the sidelines of Marseille-Reims on August 12, 2023. Norbert Scanella / Panoramic
Rumors of a sale of Olympique de Marseille, owned by the American Frank McCourt, continue to grow despite timid denials.
It’s been years of dragging “this ghost about the sale, the rumors», as described by Pablo Longoria on the microphone of RMC Tuesday. The president of Olympique de Marseille was asked to comment on rumors of a sale of the club, owned by American businessman Frank McCourt. This Wednesday, the newspaper The Team relies on “lots of sources, internally» to evoke the case of an owner who has “notnever been so distant» of a club that he bought in the summer of 2016, from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus.
McCourt, who has invested more than €500 million in OM, has only been seen once at the Vélodrome stadium this season, during the first day of Ligue 1 on August 12 (Marseille-Reims, 2-1 ). According to The Teamabout six months ago, a former emissary close to McCourt, Alexis Steinman, met with intermediaries, including the former general director of OGC Nice Julien Fournier, “came to the news for Saudi investors“. The rumor of a takeover of the club by Saudi Arabia has panicked supporters for several years. Beginning of November, Canal+ revived the hypothesis which could lead to “in January» for a price of “€400 million and an envelope of €200 million to recruit.»
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Longoria does not want to “give credibility” to rumors
«We have to deal with it, it’s part of our environment», Declared Longoria on Tuesday, he who refuses to elaborate on the subject for fear of “give credibility» to rumors. That week “close guard» by McCourt denied any idea of a sale to the local daily Provence . The 70-year-old Bostonian “gives financial security » at OM where he keeps “a significant level of commitment», assure Longoria.
The Team states that McCourt also “far from French football authorities», particularly on the question of TV rights. Since its takeover, OM have not won any trophies despite a Europa League final (2018), a Coupe de France final (2020) and a 2nd place in Ligue 1 in 2020 and 2022. The last title won by Marseille What remains is the 2012 League Cup, a competition which has now disappeared.
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