Despite great efforts during the last summer transfer window, OM were no match for PSG on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome (0-3). A terrible observation for Frank McCourt in the face of the financial power of Qatar.
Owner of Olympique de Marseille since 2016, Frank McCourt has not always surrounded himself well, but we cannot blame the American businessman for being stingy. On the contrary, the Boston native invested far more than the 500 million euros promised upon his arrival. This summer again, Frank McCourt signed large checks to recruit Elye Wahi and Mason Greenwood or to assume the significant salaries of confirmed players like Geronimo Rulli, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg or of course Adrien Rabiot. Despite all these efforts, OM are far from competing with PSG as proven by Sunday's Classic at the Vélodrome (0-3 defeat).
McCourt can't fight Qatar
The step is too high against this Paris SG Qatar version according to Christophe Dugarry, who believes that despite laudable and highly appreciable efforts, Frank McCourt will never be able to compete with the capital club as long as QSI is in place. “Will OM be able to compete one day with PSG? I don't believe it. I have the impression that Marseille is financially up to what it can do. Frank McCourt invested a lot, took a lot of risks in seizing the Rabiot opportunity. It was an important decision for the club because the shareholder took a financial risk, well done to him, it shows a certain ambition” detailed Christophe Dugarry in Jérôme Rothen's show, before concluding.
“But that shows what you have to do to have an international class player in your team when PSG has players worth 100 million euros in every position. Marseille will never be able to do the same thing. Football must have a decline, but it will never happen at Paris SG where money is unlimited” judged the 1998 world champion on RMC. Even if competing with PSG seems impossible, Frank McCourt hopes at least that his colossal financial efforts in recent months will allow OM to return to the Champions League. Which would do Marseille supporters a world of good… and the American owner’s bank account.
