According to Pierre Ménès, the current owners of ASSE will not sell the club before the winter break.
While negotiations with the Crown Prince of Cambodia, Norodom Ravichak, seemed on track for a sale of around 100 million euros, the situation has dramatically changed in a few weeks. Other candidates now appear to be better placed in the race to take over the Greens. In his blog, the former Canal Football Club columnist gave his opinion on the situation, explaining in passing why the duo Roland Romeyer – Bernard Caïazzo will not sell his club before 2022.
“The two presidents are trying to sell, but rather weakly. We’ll see if the future proves me right or wrong, but I’m really not sure whether ASSE will be sold before the winter break. And I am not sure either of the willingness of the two presidents to sell under current conditions. In any case, if I had money to invest in a club in France, it would certainly not be in AS Saint-Étienne. Yes, there is a beautiful stadium, a magnificent audience and a training center, but at the team level, there is everything to do … “