The situation of the Girondins de Bordeaux, administratively relegated to National 2, is now pushing club owners to be extremely vigilant when selling, as confirmed by Olivier Sadran, former boss of Toulouse.
In July 2018, M6 made the decision to sell the Girondins de Bordeaux to the American investment fund GACP. Since then, the club has been taken over by Gérard Lopez and the financial and sporting situation has deteriorated. At the time of his departure, Nicolas de Tavernost, the boss of M6, did not wish to keep part of the club's shares in the scapular. An error according to Bordeaux supporters, because it could have avoided the setbacks that we are now experiencing. In a situation similar to that of M6 when selling his club, Olivier Sadran, the former boss of Toulouse, chose to keep 15% of the TFC at the time of the sale to RedBird. A gesture that the main party does not regret when he sees the chaotic situation of the Girondins.
“I am still a 15% shareholder of the club, a presence that I wanted to keep, because it is my city. I get along very well with president Damien Comolli and Newrest remains a major sponsor, but I have no participation in the management of the club. I go to the Stadium less, but I don't miss a match on TV […] If I kept shares, it is to avoid a fate like Bordeaux, today in National 2 because of poor management” admitted the former boss of Toulouse, a rival club to Bordeaux when the two clubs played in Ligue 1, in an interview with La Vie Economie du Sud Ouest. A very cash speech from Olivier Sadran, who keeps an eye on the activities of his buyer in Toulouse thanks to his 15% stake in the club. What M6 did not want to do when selling a club it no longer wanted.
