Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
Rumors surrounding a sale of Olympique de Marseille have been numerous for several years now, and the matter experienced a new twist a few weeks ago, with the confirmation by Canal+ of an interest from Saudi Arabia for Saudi training. Enough to panic the Canebière…
In recent years, the Vente OM file has caused a lot of ink to flow, notably with the repeated outings of the journalist Thibaud Vezirianhammering home with confidence that Frank McCourt will sell the club. Until now, the American businessman or his entourage have always denied the rumors, but a new strong outing has panicked the city of Marseille in recent weeks, when the club experienced an eventful start to the season marked in particular by the departure of Marcelino.
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“Behind the scenes, things are going on for the sale of the club”
Journalist at Canal+, David Berger actually surprised in November by dropping a bomb on the air. “A quick word about Marseille, we talk about it a little less but behind the scenes things are working on the sale of the club. We talk about it very, very little and yet, it is getting closer. Saudi Arabia would be interested in buying the club. We are talking about €400 million and a €200 million budget for recruiting,” he said, while referring to an outcome that would be very close.
Zidane’s name also came up
“And it might be January. It’s rushing and perhaps the events that occurred last weekend may have served to speed things up, he said, in reference to the excesses that occurred on the sidelines of the ABOUT–OL of October 29 finally postponed. McCourt may want to sell and if the price is set, around €400 million, it could happen faster than expected. Canal+ was not the only major media to return to this issue, with France Bleu Provence revealing a few weeks earlier that Zinedine Zidane would have given its agreement to Saudi Arabia to land at theABOUT in the event of redemption. Obviously, this is something to make the supporters dream…
