In the recent past, Courtois already invested in the Limburg discotheque Versuz and in the esports company Dux Gaming. Through the latter investment he also became a shareholder in the Spanish third division club Internacional de Madrid.
Now our national goalkeeper is taking a new step into the entrepreneurial world. He comes on board with the French second division club Le Mans FC. He does this through his investment company NxtPlay. Striking: last year, tennis player Novak Djokovic and former Formula 1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen joined the project. Courtois is therefore not the only well-known name from the world of top sports.
Brazilian former F1 driver Felipe Massa in full Le Mans regalia. © Max PPP
It is clear that something is being hatched in Le Mans. The Ligue 2 club attracted the Brazilian investment fund Outfield as a shareholder last summer and the same investment fund is about to become the majority shareholder. The current chairman, Thierry Gomez, will remain in his position.
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Le Mans is currently fifth in Ligue 2. The club from the Sarthe department in the north-west of France was promoted from the third division last season and has stated ambitions to return to the top division, where it spent six seasons at the beginning of this century. With an investor like Courtois, the club is already aiming high.
