The French striker, who became owner of the Normandy team, aimed to acquire one of the biggest clubs in Ligue 1.
A project (a little) too ambitious. Kylian Mbappé, through his investment fund Coalition Capital, took control of Stade Malherbe Caen at the beginning of September, after reaching an agreement at the end of July (80% of the capital for an investment of €15 million). But according to information published by The Team et RMC Sport before taking an interest in the Normandy Ligue 2 team, the French striker aimed to buy a Ligue 1 club…and not just any club since it is AS Monaco, where he was trained and where he showed himself at the highest level.
AS Monaco would be for sale
However, he would have given up because this dream was “a little too big», as the sports daily explains. As a reminder, Dimitri Rybolovlev, the majority shareholder of the Principality club (66.67%), would consider selling his shares. “Following the receipt of unsolicited interest, the majority shareholder of AS Monaco has decided to initiate a procedure to explore strategic alternatives for its participation in the clubannounced the ASM at the start of the year in a press release. The majority shareholder has used the services of the Raine group which will act as exclusive financial advisor in this matter. No guarantee is given that a transaction involving the club will be concluded following this strategic review, and, at this time, we do not intend to make any further comments on this subject.»
