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In the pipeline for some time, the statue bearing the image of Bernard Tapie will very soon see the light of day. The son of the emblematic president of OM, Laurent Tapie, announced that it was ready and that it should be installed in 2025 on the Stade Vélodrome square. An initiative with which the club said it was “happy to be associated”.
President of OM from 1986 to 1994, known to have been one of the great architects of Champions League won in 1993, Bernard Tapiewho died three years ago, will soon be entitled to his statue. According to information from RMC Sportit should see the light of day in 2025 and be installed on the square in front of Stade Vélodrome.
The statue of Bernard Tapie “is ready”
« The statue is ready », announced Laurent Tapiewho is waiting for the “ feedback from the Town Hall regarding work to strengthen the Esplanade in front of the Stade Vélodrome. where we wish to install the monument. According to the design office consulted by the City, it would be too risky, given the weight of the monument, to put it in place before this work is completed in the spring. I will therefore meet the Town Hall teams in order to establish a date for implementation and inauguration. »
OM “happy to be associated with this great initiative”
A statue which will reproduce a moment of the celebrations of the victory of the Champions League in 1993 in Stade Vélodromewhen Bernard Tapie had been worn by six players of theABOUT, Fabien Barthez, Basil Boli, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Eric Di Meco et Franck Sauzéewhich will therefore also be represented on this statue. According to information from RMC Sport3,000 donors contributed, including theABOUTwho said to himself “ happy to be associated with this great initiative. »
