Owner of LOSC, Alessandro Barnaba projected himself into the future of the club in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport this Tuesday.
It has been almost four years since LOSC changed its presidency and is now led by Olivier Létang. In this time, his men have shone on the national scene, winning two titles, and European, with a qualification in the round of 16 of the Champions League or a small epic in the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League last season. At the same time, behind the scenes, the priority was to get out of debt a club in agony, on the edge of the precipice. A mission accomplished in recent months, which now pushes Lille leaders towards other reflections.
Owner of LOSC, Alessandro Barnaba has not hidden his intentions, opening the door to a future sale: “There is always a good time to buy and a good time to sell. We generally invest three to five years. After having consolidated the accounts and consolidated the sports project, we are in a good period to sell, but we are in no hurryhe admits with nuance in the columns of
La Gazzetta dello Sport. If there is an interesting offer we will consider it, otherwise we will continue.
Also because beyond the opportunities offered by the football network and personal satisfaction, our brand is gaining value in the meantime. »
The future is also symbolized by youth and Alessandro Barnaba is happy to be able to offer them space to develop and grow in Lille: « With us, young people find their place and can then take the step towards big teams, as (Leny) Yoro was able to do by joining Manchester United. This is why Mbappé's brother or the promising Mukau arrived from the PSG youth team and Mechelen. We also have quality young people who are trained internally like Bouaddi. At 17, he already has a great future ahead of him”welcomed the Lille leader.
