Owner of OM since 2016, Frank McCourt still has great ambitions for the Marseille club. In the Italian press, Pablo Longoria revealed the ultimate dream of his American boss.
For several months, intentions to sell Olympique de Marseille have been attributed to Frank McCourt. Several specialists affirm that the process is underway for a takeover of the Marseille club by Saudi Arabia. This rumor, however, has faded since the ambitious transfer window carried out by Mehdi Benatia and Pablo Longoria last summer with the support of Frank McCourt. Thanks to the efforts of the American businessman, OM was able to sign players such as Rabiot, Greenwood and Hojbjerg.
McCourt wants to make OM an “anti-PSG” club
In the columns of Corriere della SerraOlympian president Pablo Longoria rightly spoke about the future of Olympique de Marseille and Frank McCourt. The opportunity for the Spanish leader to reveal the ultimate objective of the Boston native, to officially become “the anti-PSG” in Ligue 1. “Marseille has American ownership that believes in leadership. We have a project to relaunch the club over three years: the objective is to become the anti-PSG. In the meantime, we are the only French team to have won the Champions Cup” revealed Pablo Longoria, whose confidences demonstrate that Frank McCourt continues to plan for the long term in Marseille and has no intention of selling his club.
During this interview in the Italian press, the Marseille president also returned to OM's very big move with the signing of Adrien Rabiot. “I have to admit that Benatia’s work with Adrien and his mother has been great” appreciated Pablo Longoria, fulfilled in his role as president of OM with Frank McCourt and Mehdi Benatia at his side as well as Roberto De Zerbi. Within the Marseille club, the key word is stability. With a clearly established objective, to become PSG's competitor with a diametrically opposed strategy.
