Questioned by BFM Toulon Var during a visit to the Var prefecture, Bafétimbi Gomis spoke about the future of the Sporting Club de Toulon. A takeover of the club is a possibility in his eyes.
Will the future of the Sporting Club de Toulon mix with that of Bafétimbi Gomis? If we are to believe the main person concerned, the door is clearly not closed with a view to concrete involvement within the Toulon club. Visiting his native land in Toulon this weekend, Bafétimbi Gomis did not hide his local ambitions.
“Maybe one day I will buy the club to try to set it up with investors,” he said on BFM Toulon Var, when asked about how he wanted to get involved in the club that founded him. trained in football.
“The question is not there today, however, tempered the former Saint-Etienne and Lyon striker. There is Claude (Joye) who is in place and let’s try to support him as best we can, to support them so that They’re trying to move up the ladder, which is no easy feat.”
SC Toulon on sale since 2023
If the former French international, known in the championship for his celebrations imitating a panther (a tribute to the former Stéphanois striker Alex), therefore prefers to put things into perspective, the fact remains that the Var club has been for sale for more than one year. A sum of six million euros was even mentioned to acquire the Toulon entity.
As for the supporters, the arrival of a new investor like Bafétimbi Gomis could revive the hope of a brighter future for their club. Since the beginning of 2023, some club lovers have launched a movement in the name of “Toulon deserves a Grand Sporting”. They had received the support of the Collectif ultras Paris (CUP), in a banner displayed at the Parc des Princes in the Auteuil stand on January 29, 2023.
While waiting for real progress on the idea of buying SC Toulon, which is currently playing in National 2, Bafé Gomis initially wishes to devote himself to youth, the initial reason for his visit to Toulon over the weekend. He inaugurated a sports complex there consisting of a five-a-side football field and 3v3 basketball.
A sports facility located in the Beaucaire district, where Bafétimbi Gomis spent his childhood. This project is particularly close to his heart, because he hopes to inspire the youth of Toulon. In his eyes, it is crucial to have such equipment for future generations, with Bafé Gomis saying he is ready to fully invest in his city and its young people.
In parallel with this local investment, Bafé Gomis will also return to the Ligue 1 pitches… behind the microphones. The man who scored 32 goals in Ligue 1 during his stints at ASSE, then Lyon and finally Marseille, will begin freelance consulting work for DAZN, and will be on duty next weekend for the PSG/OL clash at the Parc des Princes, Sunday December 15.
Jimmy Comte, with Alexis Lalemant
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