Between negotiations and formalization of club buyouts, French football seems attractive to foreign investors. AS Saint-Étienne, currently in sporting and structural difficulties, where the Romeyer-Caiazzo duo is almost constantly challenged by the supporters, is no exception. The co-president of the Greens also gave a long interview in Progress.
While he admitted the presence of contacts, he believes he has some handicaps in the quest to find buyers: “For those who know football, Saint-Étienne is a great capital. But for those who do not know it, to choose between Bordeaux, Nice and Saint-Étienne, the Riviera or the Bordeaux wines are sure to be more attractive. Our priority is to chat with people who know football “. The Forez would not make you dream but there would be another problem, more structural: “We are the only club where the association has 10%. And that, for investors, is a problem whereas in other clubs, they barely have 1%. We do not want 100% but we want to end up with 95 or 96%. It’s a subject that can hold us back, but we don’t make it a disease either “.