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Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi's interview with Le Figaro, in which he reveals his project and his ambitions for Olympique de Marseille, makes noise on the Canebière and beyond. Up to the United States, where Frank McCourt reacted to the words of the Franco-Tunisian businessman via his spokesperson, Karine Allouis. “There is no meeting, no discussion with anyone, no offer. This is completely untrue. The club is not for sale. It is a destabilization operation, ”explains the latter to Le Figaro .
“The club is not for sale. It is a destabilization operation ”
Frank McCourt spokespersonA draft organization chart in hand alongside Mourad Boudjellal whom he sees as president of OM, Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi insisted, Thursday in a living room of the George V hotel, wanting to negotiate with Frank MCourt. “The objective is to sit around a table to discuss. How long will it take? It does not depend on me. We are not as rushed as we can read or hear it. We want to make a gentlemen's agreement with the current owner. The day there is a handover, we remain friends. We don't want to do an aggressive thing. We are in no hurry, ”he said.
Calling himself “optimistic” about the outcome of his project, Ajroudi insisted: “When Mr. McCourt is ready, we will be there. If he tells us tomorrow, we'll be there. We don't want to create a problem for him. You have to make an offer and we work directly. We hope it will be (sold) as soon as possible. Everything will depend on him and when he decides to finish (...) You should never point someone. A seller who wants to sell means, with all due respect, that he has played and that it is over. You have to let him out by the big door. Let's calm down. ”
"Mr. McCourt must understand that the right time has come to sell"
Mourad BoudjellalAt his side, Mourad Boudjellal also had a message to convey: "Mr. McCourt must understand that the right time has come to sell." The owner of Olympique de Marseille obviously does not hear this and is annoyed by what he considers to be an "attempt to destabilize the club at the precise moment when he is going through his most auspicious and most successful period. "Since taking control at the end of 2016." Frank McCourt is focused with great enthusiasm on the next season which will see OM regain the place it deserves among the European elite by participating in the Champions League, a first in 7 years ", continues the entourage of the boss of OM in a press release.
The American billionaire had already denied repeatedly being a seller in recent weeks, including via the president of the Marseille club, Jacques-Henri Eyraud. “Olympique de Marseille is not for sale. I thank the people who have a financial interest in OM, but we are not interested in the session, ”said the latter.
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