The general director of the Lens Racing club Arnaud Pouille said Thursday that “concrete discussions at a relatively advanced level” were underway to welcome a new shareholder.
The general director of the Lens Racing club Arnaud Pouille affirmed Thursday that “concrete discussions and at a relatively advanced level” were underway to welcome a new shareholder, confirming information from the newspaper L’Équipe. According to the sports daily, it would be a foreign investor who would be on the verge of taking 25% of the capital of the Artesian club and becoming the main minority shareholder.
If Arnaud Pouille did not go into details, he “confirmed that discussions (were) underway on this subject”. “Joseph Oughourlian (club owner, Editor’s note) has been talking about it for three years,” he said. A confidentiality component exists on these subjects. Yes, there are concrete discussions and a relatively advanced level, but it will be up to +JO+, in his capacity as owner and president of the club, to communicate at the right time.
This arrival would follow that of the investment company Side Invest, made up of three shareholders including Hauts-de-France and the Mulliez family association, owner of Auchan, with a 13% stake, last September.
