Pointed out by the turns of the Vélodrome a few months ago, Frank McCourt reversed the trend on the OM side. John Textor's situation at OL helped him a lot.
« Mc Court: still alive? “. On February 25, a mocking banner displayed in the Vélodrome during the match against Montpellier challenged the owner of Olympique de Marseille, accused of not being interested enough in his club. However, since he bought the Marseille club from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus in 2016, and even if he rarely comes to the Vélodrome, the businessman has spent a lot of money to support OM. This summer again, he agreed to finance the signing of Roberto De Zerbi, but also Adrien Rabiot and even Mason Greenwood. So, even if some want to believe in the presence of Saudis behind McCourt, it is the Bostonian who is financing the new project decreed by Pablo Longoria with the help of Medhi Benatia. To the point that now Frank McCourt is no longer completely considered as the one who makes fun of Olympique de Marseille, the current concerns of Olympique Lyonnais version of John Textor even causing changes of opinion.
McCourt never let OM down financially
Learning that OL was in great financial danger before its appearance on Friday before the National Directorate of Management Control, certain OM supporters admit that Frank McCourt always allowed Marseille to avoid a resounding bankruptcy by injecting his personal money in the club. “ Franck McCourt doesn't give flowers in prime time but he raises the bar! OM's accounts over the last 5 years: 18/19: -€91.5M, 19/20: -€127M, 20/21: -€76.3M, 21/22: -€31M, 22/ 23: -€12.7M », quips the specialized account BeOM, in reference to the bouquet of flowers offered by John Textor to Ambre Godillon on Sunday before the OL-ASSE match.
Textor does McCourt a favor
And other supporters of Olympique de Marseille follow suit on this subject. “ Textor talks too much, parades too much to be honest, some will say that he is more present in his club than McCourt but frankly, I prefer the discretion of our shareholder who has no debts and puts the money out of his own pocket. 'a Textor who lives on credit », writes another Internet user, aware that ultimately the American billionaire at the helm of Olympique de Marseille was perhaps not so bad after all. From there to seeing banners glorifying McCourt at the Vélodrome, there is only one step that we will not take.
