The sale of ASSE accelerates. In addition to the Russian billionaire, two big serious candidates have emerged this week at AS Saint-Etienne.
ASSE sale: After the failure, hope is reborn in Sainté
In the grip of huge financial worries since the health crisis, theAS Saint-Etienne tries to survive this season while waiting for a possible sale of the saving club. Last in Ligue 1 after their defeat against PSG last Sunday, the Greens nevertheless retain a touch of optimism in the game, where the club has offered more convincing services in recent weeks, but also from an economic point of view. .
It must be said that the sale of the club is for the moment a bitter fiasco, especially after the shelving of the plan to buy the Cambodian prince Norodom Ravichak, by the audit firm KPMG. ” The shareholders of ASSE have started a process of disposal entrusted to KPMG since last April. KPMG invited candidates for the club’s takeover to submit their best offer on Monday, November 8. This process made it possible to highlight the lack of credibility of certain candidates. This is the case of Norodom Ravichak and his counsel Maitre Carlos Bejarano who provided a financial guarantee document of 100 million euros from a major international bank which turns out to be a fake. “
However, for several days, the name of a Russian buyer, Sergei Lomakin, made a lot of noise on the Forez side. And for good reason, the billionaire who was present at Geoffroy-Guichard this weekend to attend the shock against PSG seems to ensure the conditions necessary for the redemption of the club. His fortune estimated at 3.1 billion Of course, fans of Saint-Etienne have been dreaming of euros, who have seen their club in the throes of financial agony for too long.
Only the 69-year-old businessman wouldn’t be the only one interested in believing this Progress. Two other serious candidates are also said to have entered the race to buy back AS Saint-Etienne. According to local media, it would be two foreign candidates, including one that has already invested in another football club. While it is still difficult to know the identity of these two potential buyers, the newspaper says one of them could be an investment fund based in England. Everything could accelerate soon therefore in this sulphurous issue.