Posted on December 15, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by TM
For almost a year now, Thibaud Vézirian has kept saying that OM is sold to the Saudis. And despite the denials of Frank McCourt, the journalist persists and signs. He has also recently given a layer on the subject.
The sale of OM is a topic that is talked about over and over again. For several months now, there has been talk of the departure of Frank McCourt . Thus, after Mohamed Ayachi A Today and Mourad Boudjellal , it is the Saudis who were announced in the ranks to take over the Marseille club. But today, the boss of OM is indeed McCourt , who has also multiplied the denials to ensure that he had not sold the Marseille club and that he had no intention of parting with it. Very clear updates in the face of rumors, which persist about this sale of the OM . And it is in particular Thibaud Vézirian who persists in saying that the Marseille club will pass under the Saudi flag. Since February, the journalist assures him: the sale of the OM is recorded. But time goes by and no formalization has yet fallen on this subject.
“On February 5, 2021, a deed of sale was signed”
After almost a year, no sign of the sale of the OM to Saudi Arabia. However, Thibaud Vézirian still want to say it, it's done. Passing through the Family Football Club channel, he gave a little more to this subject, confirming his position and his information concerning the sale of the OM : “I confirm, OM is sold, it's a merger acquisition (…) The problem is that talking to football supporters about a business sale is no longer on the same subject (…) The situation is very clear, on February 5, 2021 an act of transfer was signed, then there was a political situation and at the level of the club which made that everything was ready and it was postponed (…) Frank McCourt is still at the center of nebulous cession, this was the case with the Dodgers, and there what he does to OM supporters is a bit the same. I got a formal notice where I was accused of destabilizing, so I decided to keep quiet. (…) The only thing I regret is to have underestimated the ups and downs of Frank McCourt (…) OM is sold, there is no other choice. If I hadn't had the written evidence, the transfers under my nose, I wouldn't have gotten this far. ”
Note that recently, le10sport.com revealed to you a meeting held in Dubai with the main subject: the sale of the OM . On this occasion, investors expressed their desire to take over the Marseille club. For his part, Frank McCourt does not seem to be a salesman, but still listens to possible offers, but the one that will make him give in has not yet arrived …