Posted November 18, 2021 at 4:00 am by AM
Long in discussion to buy ASSE, Norodom Ravichak displays his doubts about the real intentions of Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo.
Here are several months that the ASSE sale processis launched without however being completed. It must be said that Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo do not seem to be on the same length, especially concerning the timing of the sale. Among the candidates for the takeover, Norodom Ravichak was in the running for a long time, before being dismissed, accused of having used false documents. But the Prince of Cambodia saw that the owners of ASSE are not really sellers.
“I asked myself whether the two presidents really want to sell”
“This is not a failure. This is a mess. The hope aroused by my candidacy touched me. I wanted to help promote Ligue 1 and facilitate exchanges between entrepreneurs from Rhône-Alpes in Asia. It’s a shame to come to this. At the end of the day, it’s the club and the fans again. I also wondered whether the two presidents really want to sell. The chronology of events is surprising. Why take out this story from a document when they had to announce the name of the buyer? It reminded me of what someone who was leading the Peak6 takeover project in 2018 told me: “Prince, if you like football, take another project.” If I am a salesman and a prince comes forward, it does not matter if I have given a mandate to an auditing and consulting firm. I take the reins of the operation and I contact him directly, “says Norodom Ravichak in the columns of L'Equipe.