Gerard Piqué, the defender of Barça but also a high-ranking investor via his company Kosmos, which took over the organization of the Davis Cup in tennis four years ago, confirms, in an interview for the newspaper L'Equipe, that he wanted to buy the Ile-de-France club Red Star a few months ago.
But the Audonian club has since been owned by the company 777 Partners.
A redemption that does not pass by the majority of the club's supporters.
“We were on the verge of buying the Red Star, recognizes Pique.
Unfortunately, we arrived a little late in the negotiations.
But I went to Paris, I saw the stadium, I spoke with Patrice Haddad, the owner at the time.
It interested me because it has been going well since we bought FC Andorra.
We recovered the club in the fifth division and today we are first in D3.
We are looking to replicate this model in another club.
And the Red Star, for its history, its spectacular supporters, its stadium being renovated.
We immediately liked it.
We made a very good offer at the last minute but it didn't happen.
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Because the Audonian club was already engaged in a fairly advanced sale process with 777 Partners.
Pique, in the event of signing, announces that he would have come with French entrepreneurs and players.
This announcement could add fuel to the fire on the Red Star side, where some of the ultras are standing up against the American group's takeover of 777 Partners.
It's unclear what they would have thought of Gerard Pique's possible arrival.
But when they hear Patrice Haddad the president explain to them that the Americans were the only really interested candidates, they will know what to answer.
