Stade de Reims was mentioned among the clubs that interested the Arnault family, which has just bought Paris FC. Jean-Pierre Caillot quickly took the floor to clarify everything.
Takeovers of French professional clubs have increased in recent years, and seeing an investor change the size of a club and give it the means to achieve its ambitions is always something to salivate about. This is what has just happened to Paris FC, which saw the Arnault family and Red Bull join forces to take over the Parisian club, which plays the leading roles in Ligue 2, and try to make it grow quickly to making it the capital's second club in the elite. Before focusing on Paris FC, the Arnault family would have, according to La Chaine L'Equipe, tried their luck with Bordeaux and Reims, without success.
Neither Arnault nor others in Reims
Enough to provoke the investigation of the Union, the newspaper of the Reims region, which asked the question directly to Jean-Pierre Caillot. For the president of Stade de Reims, there has been absolutely nothing in this direction, and in any case his club is not for sale. “ There has never been a formal approach from Bernard Arnault or other investors for a possible takeover of the club. These speculations are fantasy. To clarify things and avoid any confusion, Stade de Reims is not for sale and we remain focused on the development of our project », said the man who has the dual role of owner and president of the Champagne club. A clarification which has the merit of being clear, and makes it known that the Stade de Reims should not change hands in the coming years, especially since its economic model allows it to establish itself with regularity in Ligue 1.
