TheASSE, like professional clubs, is strongly affected by the health and financial crisis resulting from the covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, the question of the sale of the Loire club, initiated by the owners a little over two years ago, returns to the table. A wise observer gives his opinion on the idea of selling AS Saint-Étienne.
French clubs, “easy prey” for investment funds
What will the owners of ASSE decide: Bernard Caiazzo and Roland romeyer, in this difficult period of the health and economic crisis of coronavirus? Will they end up giving up their dear club to the first comer or remain in their position as clean investors who would ensure the sustainability of the Greens? The future will tell ! In the meantime, Didier Bigard evokes a tendency among the two majority shareholders, in Goal Football Club. “What can we expect at AS Saint-Étienne in 2021, which the team will start in the gray and we will talk about sales again? Bernard Caïazzo prospected in the Emirates as he had done a year and a half ago in the United States of America … “, the journalist said in his column for the source.
“The situation of French clubs makes them easy prey for investment funds and ASSE is no exception,” noted the colleague. As a reminder, Bordaeux was acquired by GACP and King Street and the divorce between the two structures intervened after a few months. LOSC has also just changed hands. His boss Gérad Lopez was forced to sell the northern club to another investment fund a few days ago.
Didier Quillot at the head of a project at ASSE?
It should be remembered that AS Saint-Étienne was invited to participate in the mini tournament (EA Ligue 1 Games) in Washington, USA in July 2019, in full preparation for the 2019-2020 season. The Stéphanois crushed Montpellier (4-2) in the semi-final, then were beaten in the final by OM (2-1). This initiative was from Ligue 1, of which the then General Manager was Didier Quillot. Precisely, the name of the latter is circulating to carry “a project to take over ASSE”. A rumor denied by the management of the Forez club. In May 2018, ASSE had started exclusive negotiations with the American group Peak6, but Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer had ended the negotiations after two weeks, judging the investors from Chicago, not very credible on the issue of financial guarantees. required.
By ALEXIS