Caen demands a fortune to welcome Bolbec to the Michel-d'Ornano stadium

US De Bolbec (Regional 1) will host Caen this Saturday for the 8th round of the Coupe de France. If the meeting will take place at the Lucien-Lecuyer stadium (Pavilly) and the hosting of this match at the Michel d'Ornano stadium was studied, before being rejected. The reason? The Ligue 2 club owned by Kylian Mbappé demanded 84,000 euros, according to the president of the amateur club, Kevin Beaufils.

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« They sent us a quote of 84,000 euros to make their stadium available. In other words, an exorbitant sum for a small club like ours, without even having the certainty of being able to cover our costs… I find that regrettable. Football is normally about solidarity. In the previous round, we left our share of the revenue to La Maladrerie de Caen, knowing that our qualification would allow us to benefit from a bonus from the Federation. Caen could undoubtedly have offered us a formula that would satisfy everyone, especially as it would allow them to play on their lawn. But no… », he slipped to Paris Normandy. An initiative which is not really in the spirit of the Coupe de France.