Posted on December 25, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
Launched in April, the sale process of ASSE punctuated the year 2021 with many twists and turns. Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer initially hoped to complete this project before December 31, which today seems impossible. But large projects are still in the pipeline and the sale could be completed in 2022.
The year 2021 will not have been easy for ASSE which, after s 'to be maintained last season, is in great danger this season since the Greens are in the red zone in Ligue 1. A situation which has led to the dismissal of Claude Puel , replaced by Pascal Dupraz , specialist in miracles, as le10sport.com revealed to you exclusively. But above all, this year will have been marked by the sale process of the ASSE , launched in April, and which has still not been completed despite the will of Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer to complete this file before December 31. It must be said that this soap opera has seen many twists and turns, starting with the rejection of the project by Norodom Ravichak , Cambodian prince who nevertheless seemed to be carrying an important project. But the latter would have provided false documents to justify his bank guarantees. Discarded from the process by KPMG , an audit firm in charge of examining all the ASSE recovery files, the Cambodian prince is not the only one to have seen his offer being rejected. On November 23, the shareholders revealed through a press release that they had also refused the proposals of the local project of Olivier Markarian as well as that of Jean Michel Roussier . “The consulting firm considered that the legal and financial guarantees provided by the candidates are insufficient. The guarantees of investment in the development of the club or the guarantees of the origin of the funds have not been provided to date ”, explained this press release.
The sale of ASSE will animate 2022 after setting the pace for 2021
However, the sale of the club is not called into question. Quite the contrary! In fact, still in this same press release, the shareholders add that they are “happy to note that new candidates presented themselves with files which meet the criteria requested by KPMG and await with serenity the recommendations of the audit firm on the subject. of these candidates whose financial capacity is indisputable with a desire to conclude as soon as possible. “And for good reason, two very large projects now seem to be underway to buy ASSE . The first to have been revealed is that worn by Roman Dubov , president of the company Total Sport Investments which already owns several clubs around the world. Supported by the Russian billionaire Sergeï Lomakin , 986th world fortune according to the American magazine Forbes, Roman Dubov even attended the match between ASSE and the PSG in the company of a certain Michel Salgado . The former Real Madrid player is TSI sports advisor. However, the big favorite would be Serge Bueno . President of the company Smart Good Things , already a sponsor of ASSE , this Franco-Israeli businessman offers a local project and could join forces with Olivier Markarian in order to have an even stronger case. Serge Bueno has also confirmed his intention to submit an offer from ASSE . “We are not going to let this club, this heritage, which is the beacon of the city, the beacon of the department, slip away. I will make a proposal within thirty days ”, he assured in the columns of Progress. According to information from BUT Football Club, an offer of 150M € is even in the pipeline. Consequently, the sale of the ASSE should mark the year 2022 on the Forez side.