Will the Phoenix rise from its ashes? It is the will of Luc Dayan, the businessman who previously worked in football, who wants to buy the Mets 92. In an interview with Le Parisien, he announced that he had proposed a takeover project for the club, which disappeared on May 14, after its relegation to Pro B and the wish of its leaders not to re-engage the club in this Championship.
“I don’t see why we couldn’t do it. (…) It would be such a shame if the professional team disappeared,” he declared before explaining that he is not against the idea of reviving the club, which saw Victor Wembanyama pass and Bilal Coulibaly in 2023, in another municipality in Île-de-France.
“It’s doable, there’s no reason why we can’t do it”
But discussions must be held with the town hall of Boulogne-Billancourt and its councilor Pierre-Christophe Baguet to convince him to sell the club. “It’s doable, there’s no reason why we can’t do it,” continued the former president of several football clubs (RC Lens, Lille, RC Strasbourg and FC Nantes) in the 2000s. .
Appearing in 2007 following the merger of Paris Basket Racing and Levallois Sporting Club Basket, the Ile-de-France club (then named Paris-Levallois) won the Coupe de France in 2013 before experiencing its best season, ten years later , under the spotlight of the United States by attracting Victor Wembanyama who took the club to the Betclic Elite finals.
However, a season later, the Mets 92 sank (4 wins and 30 losses) suffering the defection of several players. An untenable financial situation for the Ile-de-France club which never recovered from the departure of its two nuggets to the NBA.
