While the hypothesis of a sale of LOSC appears more and more concrete, notably following a recent interview with the owner of the club in the Italian press, Olivier Létang refuted this idea during his appearance on the show After Football, Thursday evening. Explanations.
Merlyn Partners still has projects for LOSC
A few hours before the Juventus reception, Alexander Barnabasthe owner of LOSC, himself gave weight to the rumor that the northern club was for sale, during an interview given to the Gazetta dello Sport : « There is always a good time to buy and a good time to sell. Generally, we invest for three to five years. After cleaning up the accounts and consolidating the sports project, we are in a good period to sell, but we are in no hurry. »
Opening the door, without formalizing the sale, the superior ofOlivier Letang at least gave the feeling that Merlyn Partners was ready to hand over the reins. This is not the case according to the executive president of LOSC. “ This is an interview given in Italy, with misinterpreted remarks. Today, the club is not for sale, there is no actionassures the former leader of Rennes and PSG. We still have a number of things to do. If we go back to the interview, that's not what was said. We still have projects, we are on a very interesting dynamic. Today, it is not in the plans, it is not expected.«
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