Marseille owner Frank McCourt still open to ‘strategic partnership’ with minority investment
Marseille owner Frank McCourt still open to ‘strategic partnership’ with minority investment Marseille owner Frank McCourt has suggested he is still open to a “strategic partnership” at Marseille with a minority investor, but says he still wants to own the club for a “long, long time ,” at a press conference attended by Get French Football News . The Bostonian made a rare public appearance to announce Stéphane Richard as president of Marseille, following Pablo Longoria in a permanent role which will begin on 2nd July. Several weeks ago, the American revealed in an interview with Le Journal de Dimanche that he had already begun exploring the possibility of bringing new investors to the club.
“I think this is the moment to start that process because I really want Marseille to go to the next level,” he said at the time. “The next level will require additional investment. We want to find the right strategic partner to achieve that.
” “It’s not the subject for today,” McCourt said at the Stade Vélodrome on a potential sale of the club. “OM is one of the most financially stable clubs in Europe,” he insisted. “We do not have large debts.
” Yet the American left the door open to the possibility of investment. “We are open to a strategic partner who could help us reach the level everyone dreams of,” McCourt added. The former Los Angeles Dodgers owner later reiterated his longer term commitment to the club, when asked if he was open to selling in the near future.
“I consider it a privilege to be the steward of this great club, and my ambition is for me to own OM for a long, long time. ” GFFN | George Boxall – Reporting from Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.