Just days after the club’s sale process ended due to insufficient bids, hope resumed in Saint-Etienne amid wild rumors.
The Team revealed this Sunday that Roman Dubov was present in Geoffroy-Guichard’s audience for the Greens’ game against PSG. Not necessarily known in the French sports world, Dubov is the chairman of the investment structure TSI, for Total Sports Investments. Arrived at the Cauldron at almost ten this Sunday, the investments followed the meeting alongside Roland Romeyer.
Among the Russian billionaire’s supporters was former Real Madrid player Miguel Salgado, who had not come to Forez to witness the debut of compatriot Sergio Ramos. The Spaniard is the sporting headline of this company which invests in several sports such as hockey, basketball, rallying, golf and of course football. This London-based structure has been in existence since 2010. Its most famous takeover in the football world was also the most disastrous, with the acquisition of Portsmouth and then its bankruptcy only a few months later, with a descent of several divisions.
100 million euros to be injected from ASSE
For now, Roman Dubov has passed the first pitfall by providing a letter of intent to KPMG with the possibility of investing 100 million euros. An amount that includes both the club buyout and future spending over the coming seasons, which is much better than the other proposals under consideration so far. To be confirmed in the coming weeks, but things could start very quickly given Roman Dubov’s motivation to act quickly. This Sunday afternoon, he was still in the facilities of the Greens, visiting the offices and discussing with representatives of the KPMG agency, just to exchange documents and check the first financial capacities of this Russian investor from far.