After a very eventful summer full of hardships, the Girondins de Bordeaux were finally relegated to National 2 after several months of struggle to stay in Ligue 2. But the catastrophic economic situation of the club precipitated the club to the Scapular right in the lower divisions. Gérard Lopez, president of the club, was unable to find a buyer within the allotted time. A huge blow for a legendary club in France thanks to its greatness and its track record.
Franck McCourt could have bought the Girondins de Bordeaux
Before buying Olympique de Marseille in 2016, it was towards the Girondins de Bordeaux that Franck McCourt turned. In his book “Girondins of Bordeaux: investigation into a descent into hell”Nicolas De Tavernost, former owner of the club, made huge revelations: “In the summer of 2016, the Thai owner of Leicester came. (…) In the end, it didn't happen because, at the time, we didn't find a loophole in the UEFA regulations for timeshare However, there was already Red Bull… There was also a Saudi, but it was very rock'n'roll. I was in Corsica, and we came to Bordeaux in the middle of the summer. , per month in August. We saw a guy who owned Lidl… The case was not serious. On the other hand, Frank McCourt almost bought Bordeaux! We saw him in Bagatelle, because he had just bought European Jumping for his new wife. Finally, he chose Marseille after Euro 2016. Unfortunately, today the club is far from where it should be.
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The Girondins de Bordeaux now play in National 2, far from the professional divisions. But in 2016, the scapular club could have been bought by Franck McCourt, today owner of Olympique de Marseille.
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